Read This Pulmonology Consult Excerpt: on Physical Exam, the Patient

question 92

Multiple Choice

Read this Pulmonology Consult excerpt: On physical exam, the patient is alert. He takes occasional pauses when he says long sentences, but otherwise, he is not in any distress. He has an occasional cough during his exam. His skin is pink and dry, and his lips are moist. His heartbeat is regular in rate and rhythm, without a murmur. On lung examination, he has whispered pectoriloquy on the right side with decreased breath sounds. He does not have any retractions or nasal flaring noted. His liver and spleen are not large.
According to the excerpt, what was found upon lung examination on the right side?

• A) "Whispered pectoriloquy" a chest that is hollowed out when the patient whispers
• B) "Retractions" a dull sound in the chest when it is struck
• C) "Retractions" reverberations in the chest when it is struck
• D) "Whispered pectoriloquy" "speaking from the chest"; used as a means of finding masses in the lung. The whispered word is audible in areas where fluid or a mass is present.
• E) "Whispered pectoriloquy" a chest that protrudes like the keel of a ship when the patient whispers

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