During a Chest Assessment, You Note the Patient's Voice Quality

question 13

Multiple Choice

During a chest assessment, you note the patient's voice quality while auscultating the lung fields. The voice sound is intensified, the voice has a nasal quality, and the e's sound like a's. This is indicative of:

• A) lung consolidation.
• B) emphysema.
• C) bronchial obstruction.
• D) asthma.

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Definitions:

Endorphins

Natural, pain-relieving chemicals produced by the body that promote a sense of well-being or happiness.

Opiates

Drugs derived from opium that are capable of inducing a state of euphoria, sleep, or pain relief.

Nervous System

The nervous system is the part of an organism that coordinates its actions by transmitting signals to and from different parts of its body.

Peripheral

Relating to or situated on the edge or periphery of something, often used to describe outer areas of vision or secondary aspects opposed to primary.