A 76-year-old woman is having difficulty breathing. While auscultating her lungs, you cannot decide if the sounds you are hearing are rales, rhonchi, or wheezing. You should be most concerned with:
A) administering oxygen, if you have not already done so.
B) listening as long as it takes to make a determination of what the sounds are.
C) asking the patient to take several deep breaths and listening carefully to both lungs.
D) getting a better history so you can determine what the sounds are.
A
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