In crying infants, it is often difficult to:
a. perform tactile fremitus assessments.
b. determine lung expansion.
c. auscultate heart sounds.
d. visualize the pharynx.
C
For the crying infant, lungs can be auscultated between consolable moments. While the infant is crying, the examiner can assess the lustiness of cry, tactile fremitus, lung excursion, facial sym-metry, and appearance of the mouth and pharynx. Each time a breath is taken, heart tone can be auscultated.
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