Respiratory Examination

Question 1

What do you look for in the hands?

Answer 1

• tar staining
• warmth of hands
• peripheral cyanosis or anaemia
• clubbing
• capillary refill time
• fine tremor
• flapping tremor
• pulse and resp rate

Question 2

what do you look for in the arms?

Answer 2

• tracking or signs of IV drug abuse

Question 3

what do you look for in the head?

Answer 3

• pallor or anemia in lower eye lid
• central cynosure
• redness or swollen tonsils
• sclera of eyes

Question 4

what do you look for in the neck?

Answer 4

• central trachea
• measure croci-sternal distance
• lymph nodes