medikus
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A 35 yr old woman has one day history of fever, cough, right sided chest pain. Her cough is productive of rust- colored sputum. She has dulness at the posterior right lower lung and there are increased breath sounds over the same area. Vital sings:
T=39.1C (102.3 F)
pulse 108/min
respirations 24/min
BP= 110/80 mmHg
Which of the following aditional findings indicates a consolidative process in the posterior lower right lung?
a) wheezing
b) egophony
c) tracheal shift to the right
d) decreased tactile fremitus
f) decreased vocal fremitus
Please, any help is apreciated. I was guessing D. What do you think? Thanks!
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| jean robert
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B. egophony
PE of a patient with pneumonia reveals an INCREASED tactile fremitus.
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