While palpating a patient's lungs the nurse notes fremitus over the patient's trachea but not the lung periphery.What do these findings indicate?

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Fremitus is described as normal,decreased,or increased.With normal fremitus,vibrations can be felt over the trachea but are barely palpable over the periphery.With decreased fremitus,there is interference with the transmission of vibrations.Examples of disorders that decrease fremitus include pleural effusion,pneumothorax,bronchial obstruction,pleural thickening,and emphysema.

While Palpating a Patient's Lungs the Nurse Notes Fremitus Over