A Patient Is Admitted to the Critical Care Unit with Acute

question 14

Multiple Choice

A patient is admitted to the critical care unit with acute respiratory failure secondary to COPD.The patient has a 15-year history of emphysema and bronchitis.On inspection, the nurse observes that the patient is experiencing air trapping.While auscultating the chest, the nurse notes the presence of coarse, rumbling, low-pitched sounds in the right middle and lower lobes.On percussion of the lung fields, a patient with emphysema will predictably exhibit which tone?

• A) Resonance
• B) Hyperresonance
• C) Tympany
• D) Dullness

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