Which of the following would cause an increase in tactile fremitus?
a. Pleural effusion
b. Pneumonia
c. Emphysema
d. Pneumothorax
ANS: B
Any condition that increases the density of the lung, such as the consolidation (or alveolar filling) that occurs in pneumonia, increases the intensity of fremitus.
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