The nurse auscultates crackles at the bases of the lungs of a client with adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The nurse knows that these adventitious lung sounds are due to:
1. fluid in the alveoli.
2. constriction of the airways.
3. hyperinflated alveoli.
4. mucus in the airways.
Answer: 1
1. Massive inflammation damages the alveolar capillary membranes, allowing plasma and blood cells to leak into the alveoli.
2. The adventitious lung sounds are not due to airway constriction.
3. The adventitious lung sounds are not due to hyperinflated alveoli.
4. The adventitious lung sounds are not due to mucus in the airway.
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