The respiratory therapist heard a pleural friction rub while performing a chest assessment on a patient with a lung abscess. What does this likely indicate?
a. The lungs are hyperinflated.
b. Hemoptysis has developed.
c. The abscess is located near the pleural surface.
d. A pneumothorax has developed.
C
When an abscess is near the pleural surface, the inflamed membranes rub together. The sound produced is heard through a stethoscope and called a pleural friction rub.
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