While auscultating a patient with pneumonia, a nurse hears low-pitched, continuous sounds over the bronchi. These sounds can best be described as:
A. crackles.
B. rhonchi.
C. wheezes.
D. a friction rub.
B
Crackles are most commonly heard in dependent right and left lung bases. These are heard on inspiration or at the end or inspiration and not cleared with coughing. Wheezes can be heard over all lung fields. These sounds are high-pitched, continuous, and musical sounds on inspiration or expiration. A friction rub is a dry, grating sound heard with the stethoscope. When heard over the heart, these can indicate pericarditis. When hear over the lungs, a sign of lung disease.
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