The nurse is assessing a patient with chronic heart failure. Which abnormal chest sound would the nurse most likely auscultate?

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Patients with chronic heart failure often have fluid accumulation in the lungs, leading to crackles on auscultation. Expiratory wheezes may be heard in patients with bronchospasm or asthma. Friction rub may indicate inflammation of the pericardium. Harsh vesicular sounds are normal lung sounds and would not necessarily be abnormal in this patient population.

The Nurse Is Assessing a Patient with Chronic Heart Failure