Which does the nurse use to document normal client lung sounds?
1. Rales in the right lower lobe
2. No adventitious breath sounds
3. Pleural friction rub in left lung
4. Inspiratory crackles in upper lobes
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2. A clinical indicator of normal lung sounds is a lack of adventitious breath sounds, meaning the client does not exhibit crackles, rhonchi, rubs, stridor, or wheezing.
1 and 4. Rales are the same as crackles and indicate fluid or atelectasis in the alveoli.
3. Pleural friction rubs are not normal and indicate inflammation of the pleural lining.
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