ATI RN
ATI Fundamentals Assessment Exam Midterm Questions
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While auscultating a client's 1st and 2nd intercostal spaces, close to the sternal body, the nurse would document these normal breath sounds as which of the following?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The correct answer is C: Bronchovesicular. Breath sounds heard in the 1st and 2nd intercostal spaces close to the sternal body are considered bronchovesicular. These sounds are a combination of both bronchial (heard over the trachea) and vesicular (heard over the lung periphery) sounds. Rhonchi (
A) are low-pitched wheezing sounds, crackles (
B) are discontinuous, nonmusical sounds heard on inspiration, and tracheal (
D) sounds are harsh and high-pitched, heard over the trachea.
Therefore, the correct answer is C because bronchovesicular sounds are expected in this location, reflecting a normal finding.
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