A client with ankylosing spondylitis has a stooped position and is being positioned in the bed prior to the nurse taking vital signs. The nurse listens to the client's lungs after positioning. What finding does the nurse hear when listening to lung sounds?

A client with ankylosing spondylitis has a stooped position and is being positioned in the bed prior to the nurse taking vital signs. The nurse listens to the client's lungs after positioning. What finding does the nurse hear when listening to lung sounds?


a) Lung sounds are diminished in the apical area.
b) Crackles in the bases
c) Pericardial friction rub
d) Rhonchi


Answer: a) Lung sounds are diminished in the apical area.


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