Question

During your assessment of a patient with respiratory distress, you hear wheezing when listening to breath sounds. this indicates:

Answer 1

During an assessment of a patient with respiratory distress, if you hear wheezing when listening to the breath sound, this indicates that the there exist a lower air way obstruction. This should help you re-position the patient in a way that there will be enough circulation of air. This is because the position of a patient also affect how the patient breathes. It is always advisable to position the patient in a way that there is sufficient amount of air supply.