In the box below, identify the nursing assessment finding based on the description and/or significance. Characteristic and/or significance Assessment skill Increased in pneumonia, pulmonary edema. Decreased in pleural effusion, lung hyperinflation. Absent in pneumothorax and atelectasis. An increase or decrease in vibration. Loud, lower pitched sound over areas that normally make a resonant sound. Louder, discontinuous, low-pitched sounds caused by air passing through the airway intermittently occluded by mucus or an unstable bronchial wall. May be heard on inspiration, expiration, or both. A similar sound to blowing through a straw underwater. Creaking or grating sound from roughened, inflamed pleural surfaces rubbing together. Evident during inspiration, expiration, or both. No change with coughing. Often uncomfortable, especially no deep inspiration
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