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A patient with COPD is admitted to the hospital with dyspnea and a cough producing yellow sputum. When palpating the patient’s thorax, the nurse will expect to find that chest expansion is
a.   diminished.
b.   asymmetric.
c.   normal.
d.   increased.
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9 years ago
Thank you for this, it helped me understand it perfectly.
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Welcome Slight Smile
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Neutral Face??
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thanks
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Increase. COPD patients have barrel shaped chest which occurs because the lungs are over filled with air and that causes the rib cage to stay partially expanded. This makes the breathing less sufficient and brings on SOB.
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