A Patient Is Admitted with Acute Lung Failure Secondary to Emphysema.Percussion

question 23

Multiple Choice

A patient is admitted with acute lung failure secondary to emphysema.Percussion of the lung fields will predictably exhibit which tone?

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

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