When auscultating the lungs of a client with shortness of breath, the nurse hears a low-pitched sound that is continuous throughout inspiration. This lung sound would indicate:
1. Narrow trachea passages.
2. Narrow bronchi.
3. Inflamed pleural surfaces.
4. Blocked large airway passages.
4. Blocked large airway passages.
Rationale:
The nurse auscultated rhonchi, which are low-pitched sounds that are continuous throughout inspiration. Rhonchi suggests blockage of large airway passages, which may be cleared with coughing. Stridor is the sound created by narrow tracheal passages. A low-pitched grating sound is created by inflamed pleural surfaces. Wheezing is created by narrow bronchi.
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