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When assessing lung sounds, the nurse places the stethoscope over the upper sternum and hears medium-pitched sounds equally on inspiration and expiration. These sound would be considered:
 
  a. bronchial sounds. c. upper airway sounds.
  b. vesicular sound. d. bronchovesicular sounds.

Question 2

The nurse would document dry, high-pitched popping sounds heard in the base of the lungs that sounds like hair being rubbed between fingers as being:
 
  a. rhonchi. c. crackles.
  b. wheezes. d. stridor.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: D

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C


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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Gracias!

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Wow, this really help

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