Multiple Choice
To distinguish crackles from rhonchi, you should auscultate the lungs
A) before and after the patient coughs.
B) first at the lung base and then at the apex.
C) with the patient inhaling and then exhaling.
D) with the patient prone and then supine.
E) with the patient recumbent and then sitting.
Correct Answer:
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