A client is admitted with left lower lung pneumonia. Which assessment finding does the nurse correlate with this condition?
a. Expiratory wheeze on the right side
b. Dullness to percussion on the lower left side
c. Crepitus of the skin around the left lung
d. Crackles heard on expiration bilaterally
B
The client with pneumonia may have dullness to percussion on the affected side. The other op-tions are all inconsistent with pneumonia.
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