A nurse had previously heard crackles over both lungs of a patient. As the patient improves, what lung sounds does the nurse expect to hear in the patient's lungs?

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Vesicular breath sounds heard in peripheral lung fields are an expected finding for healthy lungs. Bronchial breath sounds are heard over the trachea. Bronchovesicular breath sounds are heard anteriorly near the sternal border first and second intercostals space. Rhonchi are adventitious sounds indicating secretions in the bronchi.

A Nurse Had Previously Heard Crackles Over Both Lungs of a Patient