The client has been readmitted for right lower lobe pneumonia. The client asks why he
keeps getting pneumonia on the right side and not the left.
Which point will help a
nurse explain why the right bronchus is more susceptible to fluids or foreign objects
than the left?
A) The right bronchus is short
B) The right bronchus is narrow
C) The right lung has three lobes
D) The left lung has only two lobes
A
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