The nursing instructor is talking about emphysema with her class of nursing students. The instructor describes the breath sounds that would be heard when auscultating the chest. How would the instructor describe the breath sounds?
A) Absent with a prolonged inspiratory phase
B) Faint and discontinuous
C) Faint with a prolonged expiratory phase
D) Faint with fine crackles
Ans: C
Feedback: The breath sounds of the patient with emphysema are faint or often completely inaudible. When they are heard, the expiratory phase is prolonged.
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