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The nurse is performing a respiratory assessment on a client with a left lower lobe lung mass. Chest auscultation over the posterior left lower lobe reveals these breath sounds.The nurse would interpret this as which sound?

Bronchial breath sounds

A clinic nurse is performing a cardiovascular assessment on a client and auscultates the chest over the apex of the heart. The nurse should document this finding as which sound?

First heart sound, S1

The nurse is auscultating breath sounds in a hospitalized client with emphysema and hears these sounds.The nurse should document this finding as which sound?

High-pitched wheezes

The nurse is performing a physical examination on a hospitalized client. On abdominal assessment, the nurse listens to the bowel sounds and hears these sounds. The nurse documents that which sound is heard?

Normal bowel sounds

The nurse is caring for a client who is anxious and is experiencing dyspnea and restlessness from hypoxemia associated with pulmonary edema. Auscultation of the lungs reveals these breath sounds.The nurse determines that these breath sounds are usually caused by which condition?

Opening of small airways that contain fluid

An emergency department nurse is performing a respiratory assessment on a client who is complaining of painful breathing. On palpation the nurse notes a coarse grating sensation during inspiration, and on auscultation the nurse hears this breath sound.The nurse interprets these findings as characteristic of which condition?

Pleurisy

An emergency room nurse is performing a cardiovascular assessment on a client. During auscultation of the heart sounds, the nurse hears these abnormal sounds.The nurse suspects that the client has which condition?

Ventricular hypertrophy

A client is experiencing severe dyspnea, and the nurse listens to the client's breath sounds and hears this sound.The nurse should document this finding as which sound?

stridor