Mrs. Bedard is a 72-year-old woman who has been admitted to the acute care for elders (ACE) unit due to an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The nurse has conducted a focused respiratory assessment
Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse recognize as being anomalous?
A) Tactile fremitus is present.
B) The ratio of the anteroposterior diameter of Mrs. Bedard's chest to the lateral diameter is 1:2.
C) Thoracic percussion over Mrs. Bedard's lung fields is resonant.
D) Mrs. Bedard's resting respiratory rate is 26 breaths per minute.
D
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