Respiratory Therapist

Answer: C - Tactile fremitus is the vibrating sensation caused by secretions hat can be felt on the chest wall.

The term, rhonchi describes of a breath sounds. While it is caused by secretions and fluid in the airways, it is not something you palpate. A pleural rub is a sound heard by auscultation, not by palpation. Tactile fremitus is the vibrating sensation caused by secretions hat can be felt on the chest wall. CPT is chest physiotherapy, an exercise performed by respiratory therapist on the patient’s chest wall and back to mobilize secretions.