A nurse palpating the chest of a patient finds increased fremitus bilaterally. What is the significance of this finding?
a. An expected finding
b. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
c. Bilateral pneumonia
d. Bilateral pneumothorax
ANS: C
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