The nurse documents crackles in the lung field when which of the following is heard?
1. A low-pitched snoring sound
2. A high-pitched musical sound
3. Air passing through narrowed air passages
4. Air passing through fluid or mucus
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Rationale: Air passing through fluid or mucus will sound like a crackling noise. Air passing through narrowed passages is termed rhonchi, described as a low-pitched snoring sound. A high-pitched musical sound is wheezing.
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