While listening to the posterior chest of a patient who is experiencing acute shortness of breath, the nurse hears these sounds. How should the nurse document the lung sounds? Click here to listen to the audio clip
a. Pleural friction rub
b. Low-pitched crackles
c. High-pitched wheezes
d. Bronchial breath sounds
ANS:
C
Wheezes are continuous high-pitched or musical sounds heard initially with expiration. The other responses are typical of other adventitious breath sounds.
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