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Respiratory examination

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General Inspection
Why is the patients age relevant,
What are some bedside paraphernal...,
If the patient look short of breath
6  cards
Hands
What to inspect in the hands,
What lung pathology does clubbing...,
What does peripheral cyanosis ind...
9  cards
Head and neck
What to look for in the face,
What to look for in the neck
2  cards
Close inspection of thorax
What scars do you look for in thorax,
What can skin changes indicate,
What does asymmetry indicate
4  cards
Palpation
What do you palpate in a resp exam,
What does the trachea deviate awa...,
What does the trachea deviate tow...
5  cards
Percussion
What areas should you percuss,
What are the types of percussion ...,
What does dullness indicate
5  cards
Auscultation
Assess quality of chest sounds,
Assess volume of chest sounds,
What are the different added soun...
4  cards
*Ask patient to sit forward*
What should you palpate in this p...,
Assess the posterior chest,
When examining the legs what do y...
3  cards
Further assessments and investigations
What further assessments and inve...
1  cards

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