While assessing a client, a nurse finds adventitious breath sounds. Upon further evaluation, the nurse finds loud, low-pitched, rumbling coarse sounds during inspiration. This sound can be clearly heard while the client is coughing. What could be the reason behind these sounds?

Respuesta :

The reason behind the sound is THE MUSCULAR SPASMS IN THE LARGER AIRWAYS. 
Breath sounds in humans are classified into two classes, which are normal and abnormal sound. The normal sounds refers to those that naturally occur in humans and it include: tracheal, bronchial and bronchovesicular sounds. The abnormal sounds are usually observed when the patient is in a diseased state.