The nurse is assessing the client.The nurse hears low-pitched,continuous respiratory sounds that have a snoring quality while auscultating the client's lungs.The nurse would correctly document these findings as which of the following?

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Rhonchi are low-pitched, continuous sounds with a snoring or moaning quality. They are usually heard on auscultation in clients with airway obstruction or secretions in the large airways. Rales and crackles are high-pitched, discontinuous sounds heard during inspiration and wheezes are high-pitched, continuous sounds heard during expiration.

The Nurse Is Assessing the Client