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    ATI Health Assessment Proctored Exam
    Select All That Apply

    A nurse in a provider's office is preparing to auscultate and percuss a client’s thorax as part of a comprehensive physical examination. Which of the following are considered normal findings? Select all that apply

    Explanation & Rationale

    A. Resonance is a normal percussion sound heard over healthy lung tissue. B. Tactile fremitus refers to the palpable vibration felt when a patient speaks and is normal in areas of healthy lung tissue. C. Bronchovesicular sounds are normal breath sounds heard over the mainstem bronchi and are considered normal. D. Rhonchi are adventitious sounds (abnormal) heard in conditions like bronchitis and would not be considered normal. E. Crackles are also abnormal breath sounds often heard in conditions such as pneumonia or heart failure.

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