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A nurse is performing a respiratory system physical examination. To assess the resonance of voice sounds heard during auscultation of the lungs, the nurse instructs the patient to say 'ee,' and if the sound is heard as 'ay,' this is known as:

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Rationale: The correct answer is D, Egophony. Egophony occurs when the patient is asked to say 'ee,' but the sound heard is distorted and sounds like 'ay.' This phenomenon indicates consolidation of the lung tissue, common in conditions like pneumonia.
Summary of other choices:
A) Bronchovesicular sound is a type of breath sound, not related to voice resonance.
B) Bronchophony refers to increased transmission of voice sounds, not distortion.
C) Normal voice resonance would produce clear 'ee' sounds.

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