A nurse is auscultating the breath sounds of a client who has asthma. When the client exhales, the nurse hears continuous high-pitched squeaking sounds. The nurse should document this as which adventitious breath sounds?

A. Wheezes are continuous high-pitched sounds that occur during expiration (or sometimes inspiration) and are common in conditions like asthma due to narrowed airways. B. Crackles are discontinuous sounds often described as popping or crackling and are not typically high-pitched. C. Rhonchi are low-pitched, snoring-like sounds caused by the obstruction of larger airways and are not characterized as high-pitched. D. Stridor is a high-pitched sound usually associated with upper airway obstruction and is not typically heard with asthma.