The nurse auscultating the chest of a client with chronic bronchitis would expect to hear the characteristic adventitious breath sound of
a. bronchovesicular sounds in the bases.
b. crackles throughout the lung fields.
c. rhonchi on expiration.
d. wheezes on inspiration.
C
Rhonchi (gurgles) result when air passes through fluid-filled narrow passages. Diseases with excess mucus production (e.g., bronchitis) are associated with rhonchi on expiration.
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