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NREMT Advanced EMT

Category - Airway and Respiration

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Upon percussion, a patient suffering what may exhibit hyperrosonance?

Asthma
Orthopnea
Write’s syndrome
Pulsus paradoxus

Explanation

Answer - A - Upon percussion, a patient suffering from asthma may exhibit hyperrosonance. This hyperrosonance is due to the collapse of the bronchioles upon exhalation, trapping air in the distal airways and alveoli.

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