During a chest assessment, you note the patient's voice quality while auscultating the lung fields. The voice sound is intensified, the voice has a nasal quality, and the e's sound like a's. This is indicative of:
A) lung consolidation.
B) emphysema.
C) bronchial obstruction.
D) asthma.

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Vocal resonance, as described, indicates lung consolidation. Sounds are transmitted more clearly through consolidation rather than air.

During a Chest Assessment, You Note the Patient's Voice Quality