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I expect that I will find dullness from Tina. In a patient with pneumonia, diffuse infiltrate—an buildup of fluid and inflammatory byproducts—should be accompanied by dull percussion sounds.
Over dense organs like the heart or liver, dull or thudding sounds are frequently audible. When fluid or solid tissue replaces air-containing lung tissues, as is the case with pneumonia, pleural effusions, or tumors, dullness replaces resonance. When someone develops pneumonia, one or both of their lungs' air sacs become inflamed. Breathing difficulties, a fever, chills, and a cough that produces pus or phlegm can all result from the air sacs swelling with fluid or pus (purulent material).
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