A cause for alarm during chest assessment of a newborn is:
a. crackles.
b. rhonchi.
c. gurgles from the gastrointestinal tract.
d. stridor.
D
Stridor is alarming at any age. Crackles and rhonchi at birth are caused by the presence of re-maining fetal fluid and are not a cause for alarm. Intermittent gurgles are bowel sounds transmit-ted through the thin-walled chest and are not a cause for alarm.
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