You are a nurse on day shift at the hospital and are starting your assessment on a 65-year-old, female patient with pneumonia. Upon auscultation, you hear rhonchi in the lower lobes. What is this characterized by?
Low-pitched rumbling sounds that are heard louder on expiration than inspiration.
Loud, bubbly sounds heard during inspiration.
High-pitched sounds continuous through respiration.
A dry, squeaking sound heard both in inspiration and expiration.
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