The student nurse is working with a client who has asthma. The primary nurse tells the student that wheezes can be heard on auscultation. Which of the following should the student expect to hear?
a. Coarse crackles and bubbling
b. High-pitched musical sounds
c. Dry, grating noises
d. Loud, low-pitched rumbling
B
Wheezes are high-pitched musical noises that sound like a squeak. Wheezes are heard continu-ously during inspiration or expiration, and are usually louder on expiration.
Coarse crackles and bubbling are not descriptive of wheezes.
Dry, grating noises are heard with a pleural friction rub.
Loud, low-pitched rumbling is characteristic of rhonchi.
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