The nurse is performing a respiratory assessment of an adult patient and is attempting to distinguish between vesicular, bronchovesicular, and bronchial (tubular) breath sounds
The nurse should distinguish between these normal breath sounds on what basis?
A) Their location over a specific area of the lung
B) The volume of the sounds
C) Whether they are heard on inspiration or expiration
D) Whether or not they are continuous breath sounds
Ans: A
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Normal breath sounds are distinguished by their location over a specific area of the lung; they are identified as vesicular, bronchovesicular, and bronchial (tubular) breath sounds. Normal breath sounds are heard on both inspiration and expiration, and are continuous. They are not distinguished solely on the basis of volume.
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