The Nurse Is Comparing Pitch and Duration of the Various

question 16

Multiple Choice

The nurse is comparing pitch and duration of the various types of a patient's breath sounds and recognizes which one of these as an expected finding?

• A) Bronchial sounds are low-pitched and have a 2:1 inspiratory-versus-expiratory ratio.
• B) Bronchovesicular sounds have a moderate pitch and 1:1 expiratory-versus-inspiratory ratio.
• C) Vesicular breath sounds are high-pitched and have a 1:2 inspiratory-versus-expiratory ratio.
• D) Wheezes are low-pitched and have a 2.5:1 inspiratory-versus-expiratory ratio.

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