High-pitched breath sounds produced by airway narrowing are known as:
a. Rales
b. Crackles
c. Rhonchi
d. Wheezing
D
Wheezing is a high-pitched sound produced by narrowing of an airway. Rales and crackles are crackling sounds that indicate atelectasis, pulmonary edema, or pneumonia. Rhonchi are low-pitched snoring or rumbling sounds that result from mucous secretions in the large airways.
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