A nurse is assessing a client admitted with cough, dyspnea and chest tightness after exposure to a known asthma trigger. Which of the following assessment findings would alert the nurse to call the health care provider (HCP) immediately?

Ramanpreet Kaur Sidhu

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A nurse is assessing a client admitted with cough, dyspnea and chest tightness after exposure to a known asthma trigger. Which of the following assessment findings would alert the nurse to call the health care provider (HCP) immediately? 
 
   Ramanpreet Kaur Sidhu   
 
 ID: 137304

Accepted Answer

Diminished or absent breath sounds throughout the lung fields

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Wheezing noted in the lungs on expiration

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Wheezing noted in the lungs on inspiration and expiration

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Course crackles in the left-lower lung lobe on inspiration and expiration

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