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During the Assessment of a Client's Respiratory System, the Nurse

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During the assessment of a client's respiratory system, the nurse determines that the client's expiration phase is the same length as the inspiration phase. The client's respiratory rate is 14 per minute. Which term will the nurse use to document this client finding in the medical record?


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Breccia

A rock composed of broken fragments of minerals or rock cemented together by a fine-grained matrix, often found in volcanic or sedimentary contexts.

Clasts

Fragments of geological detritus or material broken off from a larger solid body, often found within sedimentary rocks.

Cement

A binder, a substance used in construction that sets and hardens and can bind other materials together, commonly used in concrete to make buildings, roads, and other structures.

Clastic Sedimentary Rocks

Rocks that are composed of broken pieces of older rocks, sedimented together by processes like weathering and erosion.

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