When percussing the lungs the nurse hears a soft muffled sound over an area normally filled with air and recognizes that this indicates:

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A soft muffled sound heard during percussion over an area of the lung that is normally filled with air suggests consolidation, as seen in conditions like pneumonia, where the air spaces in the lungs fill with fluid or pus, making the lung tissue denser and the sound duller.

When Percussing the Lungs the Nurse Hears a Soft Muffled