During a respiratory assessment of a healthy adult, which findings, those labeled with numbers ____________________, are expected? (Your answer should appear as numbers separated by commas and spaces [e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4].)
1. Thoracic expansion that is symmetric bilaterally
2. Respiratory rate of 24 breaths per minute
3. Bronchophony revealing clear voice sounds
4. Breath sounds clear with vesicular breath sounds heard over most lung fields
5. Anteroposterior diameter of the chest about a 1:2 ratio of anteroposterior to lateral diameter
6. Symmetric thorax with ribs sloping downward at about 45 degrees relative to the spine
ANS:
1, 4, 5, 6
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