Loud, tubular breath sounds with an expiratory component equal to the inspiratory component best describes which of the following breath sounds?
a. Adventitious
b. Bronchial
c. Vesicular
d. Bronchovesicular
ANS: B
When the expiratory component of harsh breath sounds equals the inspiratory component, they are described as bronchial breath sounds.
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