During auscultation of the chest, the nurse hears soft, breezy, low-pitched sounds that are heard longer on inspiration than expiration. The nurse should record these as:
a. bronchovesicular sounds.
b. vesicular sounds.
c. bronchial sounds.
d. adventitious sounds.
ANS: B
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