When performing an assessment on an 8-year-old boy who is hospitalized for pneumonia, the nurse would anticipate what type of lung sounds?
1. Crackles
2. Stridor
3. Normal
4. Wheezes
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1. Fluid is built up in the lungs because of the infection, causing crackles to be heard.
2. Stridor is common in children with larynx issues, not pneumonia.
3. When fluid builds up in the lungs, it will cause the lung's sounds to be abnormal with a diagnosis of pneumonia.
4. A child will have wheezes if the airway is constricted, not full of fluid.
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