379,259 views
25 votes
25 votes
a client arrives at the physician’s office stating dyspnea; a productive cough for thick, green sputum; respirations of 28 breaths/minute, and a temperature of 102.8° f. the nurse auscultates the lung fields, which reveal poor air exchange in the right middle lobe. the nurse suspects a right middle lobe pneumonia. to be consistent with this anticipated diagnosis, which sound, heard over the chest wall when percussing, is anticipated?

User Leung
by
2.3k points

1 Answer

19 votes
19 votes

Answer:

Dull

Step-by-step explanation:

Dullness replaces resonance when fluid replaces air-containing lung tissues such as occurs with pneumonia.

User Juri Glass
by
2.7k points