A patient with COPD is admitted to the hospital with dyspnea and a cough producing yellow sputum. When palpating the patient's thorax, the nurse will expect to find that chest expansion is

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Chronic lung hyperinflation, such as occurs in COPD, decreases expansion of the lungs with inspiration. Lung expansion is usually symmetrical with emphysema.

A Patient with COPD Is Admitted to the Hospital with Dyspnea