When assessing tactile fremitus, the nurse recalls that it is normal to feel tactile fremitus most intensely over which location?

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Normally fremitus is most prominent between the scapulae and around the sternum. These sites are where the major bronchi are closest to the chest wall. Fremitus normally decreases as one progresses down the chest because more tissue impedes sound transmission.

When Assessing Tactile Fremitus, the Nurse Recalls That It Is