When performing a physical assessment, the nurse auscultates adventitious breath sounds. The nurse should documents this finding as:
1. Breath sounds clear.
2. Breath sounds unequal.
3. Wheezing noted on expiration.
4. Breath sounds diminished.
Answer: 3
1. Adventitious breath sounds are abnormal findings, and contain various abnormal sounds.
2. Unequal does not describe adventitious breath sounds.
3. Wheezing is an abnormal sound in the lungs, and is considered adventitious.
4. Diminished breath sounds are abnormal, but are not considered adventitious until there is abnormal noise such as crackles or rhonchi.
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