A physician orders nasotracheal suctioning to be done as needed on a 72 year-old patient with pneumonia.Which of the following would indicate that the patient may have problems clearing secretions from the large/central airways?
I.Decreased tactile fremitus
II.Increased tactile fremitus
III.Clear chest radiograph
IV.Diminished breath sounds

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II)Increased tactile fremitus and IV)diminished breath sounds would indicate that the patient may have problems clearing secretions from the large/central airways.

A Physician Orders Nasotracheal Suctioning to Be Done as Needed