When auscultating the lungs of an adult patient, the nurse notes that low-pitched, soft breath sounds are heard over the posterior lower lobes, with inspiration being longer than expiration.The nurse interprets these sounds as:
A) Normally auscultated over the trachea.
B) Bronchial breath sounds, which are normal in that location.
C) Vesicular breath sounds, which are normal in that location.
D) Bronchovesicular breath sounds, which are normal in that location.
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