A nurse assesses wheezes in a patient with asthma. What should the nurse know is the cause of wheezes?
a. Increased thickness of respiratory secre-tions
b. Use of accessory muscles of respiration
c. Tachypnea and tachycardia
d. Movement of air through narrowed air-ways
D
Wheezes are adventitious sounds made by air passing through narrowed passages.
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