While Auscultating the Lung Fields, You Note That the Patient's

question 17

Multiple Choice

While auscultating the lung fields, you note that the patient's voice sound is intensified, the voice has a nasal quality, and e's sound like a's. This describes:

• A) resonance.
• B) bronchophony.
• C) pectoriloquy.
• D) egophony.

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