ATI RN
ATI Pharmacology Quiz 3 e25 Questions
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A nurse is collecting data from a client who is having an acute asthma exacerbation. When auscultating the client's chest, the nurse should expect to hear which of the following sounds?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The correct answer is C: Expiratory wheeze. During an acute asthma exacerbation, the airways become narrowed and inflamed, leading to difficulty breathing. Expiratory wheezes are high-pitched, continuous, musical sounds heard during expiration due to the turbulent airflow through narrowed airways. This sound is characteristic of asthma exacerbations.
A: Fine rales are crackling sounds heard on inspiration and are associated with conditions like pneumonia, not asthma exacerbations.
B: Pleural friction rub is a grating sound heard during inspiration and expiration, caused by inflammation of the pleura, not common in asthma exacerbations.
D: Rhonchi are low-pitched, snoring sounds heard on inspiration and expiration, typically due to secretions in the larger airways, not specific to asthma exacerbations.
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