The nurse is listening to the breath sounds of a patient with severe asthma.Air passing through narrowed bronchioles would produce which of these adventitious sounds?

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Wheezes are caused by air squeezed or compressed through passageways narrowed almost to closure by collapsing,swelling,secretions,or tumors,such as with acute asthma or chronic emphysema.

The Nurse Is Listening to the Breath Sounds of a Patient