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soccerdreamer_17

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During a physical assessment, the nurse listens for adventitious lung sounds. Crackles are classified as fine, medium, or coarse and are most often heard:
 
  a. during expiration.
  b. following expiration.
  c. during inspiration.
  d. following inspiration.

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An older adult patient is being assessed for skin turgor. The nurse identifies decreased skin turgor demonstrated by slow return of the skin to the previous position after being grasped and raised. The nurse recognizes this could be caused by:
 
  a. dehydration.
  b. edema.
  c. skin breakdown.
  d. malnutrition.



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Answer to Question 1

C
Crackles are usually heard during inspiration.

Answer to Question 2

A
Dehydration results in decreased skin turgor.




soccerdreamer_17

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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
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