What classic sign would the nurse, auscultating the breath sounds of a child hospitalized for an acute asthma attack, expect to find?
a. Fine crackles
b. Coarse rhonchi
c. Expiratory wheezing
d. Decreased breath sounds at lung bases
ANS: C
The child experiencing an acute asthma attack wheezes as air moves in and out of the narrowed airways. The expiratory wheeze is most pronounced.
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