The nurse assesses an adult patient with a cardiopulmonary illness and hears a grating sound over the lower lateral lung during inspiration that does not clear with coughing.What would the nurse most likely document as a result of the assessment findings?

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A pleural friction rub is a grating sound heard over the lung fields during inspiration and expiration, often associated with inflammation of the pleura, and does not clear with coughing.

The Nurse Assesses an Adult Patient with a Cardiopulmonary Illness