Examination of the Chest Flashcards
Which ribs articulate with sternum?
1-7
Which ribs articulate with costal cartilage?
8-10
Which ribs floating
11-12
Which lines on front?
Midsternal
Midclavicle
Anterior axilary
Which lines on back?
Vertebral
Scapular
Horizontal fissure runs from
4th rib to 5th rib midaxillary
Clubbed fingers sign of
Pulmonary disease
hyperresonance indicates
air…emphysema or pneumothorax
Dullness indiates
Possible pneumonia, effusion, atelectasis, or tumor
Tactile fremitus is solid in the lung will
Increase
Pleural friction fremitis if
Pleura is rubbing together
Decreased tactile fremitus from
Pneumothorax
Vesicular breath sounds - duration, intensity, pitch, location
Inspiration>exp
Softer
Low
Lung fields
Bronchovesicular - duration, intensity, pitch, location
Inspiration = exp
Intermediate
Intermediate
Between 1st and 2nd spaces anteriorly and between scap
Bronchial - duration, intensity, pitch, location
Inspiration