The nurse is performing auscultation of breath sounds on a respiratory patient.The sounds heard on inspiration and expiration are low-pitched,coarse,gurgling,and have a snoring sound.What best identifies these sounds?

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Sonorous wheezes have a low-pitched,coarse,gurgling,snoring quality and usually indicate the presence of mucus in the trachea and large airways.

The Nurse Is Performing Auscultation of Breath Sounds on a Respiratory