Respiratory examination

Respiratory examination
Respiratory examination
Purposepart of physical exam(or when a respiratory problem is present)
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A respiratory examination, or lung examination, is performed as part of a physical examination,[1] in response to respiratory symptoms such as shortness of breath, cough, or chest pain, and is often carried out with a cardiac examination.

The four steps of the respiratory exam are inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation of respiratory sounds, normally first carried out from the back of the chest.[2]

  1. ^ Colin D. Selby (25 October 2002). Respiratory medicine: an illustrated colour text. Elsevier Health Sciences. pp. 14–. ISBN 978-0-443-05949-0.
  2. ^ Bickley, Lynn S.; Szilagyi, Peter (2017). Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History-Taking. Wolters Kluwer. p. 317. ISBN 978-1469893419.
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