A patient is making a loud crowing sound caused by an obstruction of the airways by a foreign body. How should the nurse document this patient's lung sound?
a. Stridor
b. Wheeze
c. Crackles
d. Pleural friction rub
ANS: A
A loud crowing noise from airway obstruction is called stridor. B. Wheezes are from narrowed airways and are not as loud as stridor. C. Crackles are bubbling noises. D. A friction rub sounds like leather rubbing together.
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