While palpating the anterior chest, the nurse notes crackling in the skin around the patient's chest tube insertion site. Which term would the nurse use to document this finding?

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Crepitus is the correct term to describe the crackling sensation felt in the skin, often due to air escaping from the lung into the subcutaneous tissue, which can happen around a chest tube insertion site.

While Palpating the Anterior Chest, the Nurse Notes Crackling in the Skin