The nurse who is auscultating the lungs of a child who has aspirated a piece of hot dog, would expect decreased or absent breath sound over the:
A)left lung.
B)right lung.
C)trachea.
D)carina.

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The right mainstem bronchus extends from the trachea more vertically than the left main bronchus, so that aspirated fluids or foreign particles tend to enter the right lung rather than the left.

The Nurse Who Is Auscultating the Lungs of a Child