Hyper-resonant note was percussed in a patient with ASTHMA, the process behind this is:         Flooding of the alveoli with mucus       Collapse of the terminal bronchioles       Thickening of the alveolar wall

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Hyper-resonant note was percussed in a patient with ASTHMA, the process behind this is:
 
 
 
 
Flooding of the alveoli with mucus
 
 
 
Collapse of the terminal bronchioles
 
 
 
Thickening of the alveolar wall
 
 
 
Hyper inflated lung
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