The nurse auscultates a client with soft, high-pitched popping breath sounds on inspiration. The nurse documents the breath sounds heard as:
A) crackles.
B) vesicular.
C) wheezes.
D) rales.

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A coarse crackle is a low-pitched, rumbling sound in airways. When they are coarse and loud and occur with severe dyspnea, crackles may be a telling sign of pulmonary fibrosis, congestive heart failure, and pulmonary edema.

The Nurse Auscultates a Client with Soft, High-Pitched Popping Breath