A patient is undergoing testing to see if he has a pleural effusion. Which of the nurse's respiratory assessment findings would be most consistent with this diagnosis?
A) Increased tactile fremitus, egophony, and a dull sound upon percussion of the chest wall
B) Decreased tactile fremitus, wheezing, and a hyperresonant sound upon percussion of the chest wall
C) Lung fields dull to percussion, absent breath sounds, and a pleural friction rub
D) Normal tactile fremitus, decreased breath sounds, and a resonant sound upon percussion of the chest wall
Ans: C
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Assessment findings consistent with a pleural effusion include affected lung fields being dull to percussion and absence of breath sounds. A pleural friction rub may also be present. The other listed signs are not typically associated with a pleural effusion.
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