A Patient Is Admitted to the Emergency Department with a Tracheal

question 15

Multiple Choice

A patient is admitted to the emergency department with a tracheal obstruction. What sound does the nurse expect to hear as this patient breathes?

• A) Dull sounds on percussion
• B) Soft, muffled rhonchi heard over the trachea
• C) Bubbling or rasping sounds heard over the trachea
• D) High-pitched sounds on inspiration and exhalation

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