While palpating the chest of a patient who repeats the words "ninety-nine," you note an area of increased tactile fremitus over the left lower lobe. Which of the following could explain this finding?
1) Pneumothorax
2) Emphysema
3) Pneumonia
4) Pleural effusions

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Increased tactile fremitus is commonly seen in conditions with increased lung parenchymal density, such as consolidation in pneumonia. Pneumothorax, emphysema, and pleural effusions would not cause increased tactile fremitus.

While Palpating the Chest of a Patient Who Repeats the Words