The nurse assesses an adult patient with a cardiopulmonary illness and hears a grating sound over the lower lateral lung during inspiration that does not clear with coughing.What would the nurse most likely document as a result of the assessment findings?

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A pleural friction rub is heard over the anterior lateral lung field if the patient is sitting upright.It has a grating quality that is best heard during inspiration.It does not clear with coughing.It indicates inflamed parietal pleura rubbing against visceral pleura.Rhonchi indicate fluid or mucus in larger airways causing turbulence in the airways.Rhonchi can sometimes be cleared by coughing.Wheezes are heard all over the lung fields and indicate a narrowed or obstructed bronchus.Crackles,formerly called rales,are most common in dependent lobes and indicate fluid in the small airways.

The Nurse Assesses an Adult Patient with a Cardiopulmonary Illness