On auscultation of a patient's lungs, the nurse hears short, high-pitched sounds during exhalation in the lower 1/3 of both lungs. The nurse records this finding as

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Wheezes are high-pitched sounds. In this case they are heard during the expiratory phase of the respiratory cycle. Abnormal breath sounds are either bronchial or bronchovesicular sounds heard in the peripheral lung fields. Crackles are low-pitched, "bubbling" sounds. Pleural friction rubs are grating sounds that are usually heard during both inspiration and expiration.

On Auscultation of a Patient's Lungs, the Nurse Hears Short