NCLEX Practice Question: Quiz No 408 with Answer and Rationale

NCLEX Practice Question: Quiz No 408 with Rationale and Answer

The nurse assesses clients' breath sounds. Which one requires immediate medical attention? A client who has:

1) Crackles
2) Rhonchi
3) Stridor
4) Wheezes

Right Answer:

3) Stridor

Rationale of Answer:

• Stridor is a sign of respiratory distress, possibly airway obstruction. 
• Crackles and rhonchi indicate fluid in the lung.
• Wheezes are caused by narrowing of the airway.
• Crackles, rhonchi, and wheezes indicate respiratory illness and are potentially serious but do not necessarily indicate respiratory distress that requires immediate medical attention.