After a Patient with Right Lower-Lobe Pneumonia Has Been Treated

question 32

Multiple Choice

After a patient with right lower-lobe pneumonia has been treated with intravenous ( IV ) antibiotics for 2 days, which assessment data obtained by the nurse indicates that the treatment has been effective?

• A) Bronchial breath sounds are heard at the right base.
• B) The patient coughs up small amounts of green mucus.
• C) The patient's white blood cell ( WBC ) count is 9000/µl.
• D) Increased tactile fremitus is palpable over the right chest.

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