Why Is Pulmonary Auscultation More Difficult to Assess in an Elderly

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Multiple Choice

Why is pulmonary auscultation more difficult to assess in an elderly patient?

• A) Pulmonary abnormalities do not result in abnormal breath sounds in this age group.
• B) Coarse breath sounds are common even over normal lung tissue.
• C) Fine inspiratory crackles may indicate the presence of asthma.
• D) Patients often cannot sustain deep breathing of good quality.

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Definitions:

Projection

In psychoanalytic theory, the defense mechanism of attributing to somebody else a thought or impulse one fears in oneself.

Defense Mechanism

Defense mechanisms are psychological strategies used by individuals to cope with reality and maintain a self-image by unconsciously denying or distorting reality.

Psychological Development

The growth and change in a person's emotions, cognition, behavior, and abilities over the course of their life.

Primary Process Thinking

A mode of thought in psychoanalytic theory, characterized by primitive, illogical, and fantasy-oriented thought processes, typically associated with the unconscious mind.