Posted: August 16th, 2017
When the nurse auscultates chest sounds that are harsh and cracking, sounding like two pieces of leather being rubbed together, she records her finding as
a) pleural friction rub.
A pleural friction rub is heard secondary to inflammation and loss of lubricating pleural fluid.
b) crackles.
Crackles are soft, high-pitched, discontinuous popping sounds that occur during inspiration.
c) sonorous wheezes.
Sonorous wheezes are deep, low-pitched rumbling sounds heard primarily during expiration.
d) sibilant wheezes.
Sibilant wheezes are continuous, musical, high-pitched, whistle-like sounds heard during inspiration and expiration.
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