The nurse notes scattered rhonchi when auscultating the patient's chest. How do rhonchi differ from crackles
1) Rhonchi are best heard in the periphery of the lungs.
2) Rhonchi are affected by coughing.
3) Rhonchi occur predominantly on inspiration.
4) Rhonchi have a rattle-like quality.
ANS: 4
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