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in a client with asthma, the nurse hears wheezing initially during which part of the respiration cycle?

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Wheezing in asthma patients most commonly occurs when the patient is breathing out (exhalation), so the nurse should expect to hear it during the expiratory phase of the respiration cycle (West, 2021). However, this does not mean a wheeze cannot or will not be auscultated during inhalation; this is still a possibility. No wheeze is also a consideration if airflow is extremely restricted in severe asthma events.

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