Question

An infant was noted to have meconium aspiration at birth. Upon inspection, which of the following appearances should the RT anticipate the infant's chest will have?

a) Clear and equal breath sounds
b) Wheezing and prolonged expiration
c) Coarse rhonchi bilaterally
d) Fine crackles unilaterally

Answer 1

The appearance that the respiratory therapist should anticipate in the infant's chest with meconium aspiration is coarse rhonchi bilaterally

Step-by-step explanation:

Meconium aspiration at birth can result in a number of respiratory complications in infants. One appearance that the respiratory therapist should anticipate in the infant's chest is coarse rhonchi bilaterally. Rhonchi are sounds produced by air passing through partially obstructed airways, and their presence bilaterally indicates a widespread obstruction in the air passages of the infant's chest.