A home care nurse is visiting a client with chronic bronchitis who states that he feels more short of breath than usual. Which pulmonary assessment finding alerts the nurse to the possi-bility of pneumonia in this client?
A. Pulse oximetry reading of 92%
B. Shallow respirations of 32 per minute
C. Percussion is dull in the left lower lobe
D. Wheezes are audible over the right and left bronchi
C
Dull percussion indicates consolidation, a hallmark of pneumonia. The other manifestations are expected findings in a client with chronic bronchitis.
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