The nurse is assessing the client and notes low-pitched, continuous respiratory sounds that have a snoring quality while auscultating the client's lungs. Which term would the nurse use when documenting this finding?
1. Rales.
2. Crackles.
3. Rhonchi.
4. Wheezes.
Correct Answer: 3
There are two types of continuous respiratory sounds that may be heard during the respiratory cycle. Rhonchi are low-pitched and have a snoring quality, while wheezes are high-pitched with a shrill quality. Rales are intermittent, nonmusical, brief sounds. Coarser and louder rales are referred to as crackles.
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