
The nurse clinician performing percussion of the chest on a client assesses a low-pitched, hollow sound over the middle lobe. The nurse would record this finding as
A) dull, and refer the client to an allergist.
B) hyperresonant, and refer to a physician for work-up.
C) resonant and document the finding, taking no other action.
D) tympany, and refer the client to radiology for a chest x-ray.
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