Coarse, low-pitched bubbling sounds heard over the large airways that often clear with coughing are best described as:

Coarse, low-pitched bubbling sounds heard

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AFine crackles
BCoarse crackles (rhonchi)
CPleural friction rub
DStridor

✓ Correct answer: B. Coarse crackles (rhonchi) Coarse crackles, sometimes called rhonchi, arise from secretions in larger airways and frequently change or clear after the patient coughs.

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