Question

What sounds would the nurse expect to hear upon listening to a patient with pneumonia? Select all that apply.

a)crackles
b)rhonchi
c)wheezing
d) diminished breath sounds

Answer 1

The nurse would expect to hear crackles and diminished breath sounds upon listening to a patient with pneumonia, but not rhonchi or wheezing.

Step-by-step explanation:

Upon listening to a patient with pneumonia, the nurse may expect to hear the following sounds:

1. Crackles: These are abnormal lung sounds that can be heard as a bubbling, crackling, or popping noise. They occur when air moves through fluid-filled alveoli or airways. Crackles are commonly heard in pneumonia as the lungs fill with mucus.
2. Diminished breath sounds: In pneumonia, there may be a decreased intensity of breath sounds, indicating limited air movement in the affected lung.

It is important to note that rhonchi and wheezing are not typically associated with pneumonia. Rhonchi are low-pitched, snoring or rattling sounds that may indicate an airway obstruction, while wheezing is a high-pitched whistling sound caused by narrowing of the airways, such as in asthma or bronchitis.