Respiratory Examination Process Quiz

Inspection = The examiner estimates the patient's respiratory rate Palpation = Physical examination conducted by touch Percussion = Tapping on a surface to determine the underlying structure Auscultation = Listening to the sounds made by the body, particularly the lungs

Patient sits upright = To prepare for the examination Patient moves arms forward = To prevent the shoulder blades from obstructing the upper lung fields Examiner observes patient = To estimate the patient's respiratory rate Examiner listens to the lungs = To auscultate the respiratory sounds

Respiratory rate = Estimated by observing the patient during inspection Scapulae = Another term for shoulder blades Lung lobes = Areas that correlate with the fields tested on the chest walls

<p>Shortness of breath = Respiratory examination Cough = Respiratory examination Chest pain = Cardiac examination</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Anterior chest walls = Front Posterior chest walls = Back Upper lung fields = Area obstructed by the shoulder blades when arms are not moved forward</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Patient sits upright = Initial positioning for the exam Arms at the side = To clear the chest for examination Arms moved forward = To prevent the shoulder blades from obstructing the upper lung fields</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Inspection = Estimating the patient's respiratory rate by observing Palpation = Feeling the chest for abnormalities Percussion = Tapping on the chest to hear for abnormal sounds Auscultation = Listening to the respiratory sounds</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Scapulae = Shoulder blades Anterior chest wall = Front of the chest Posterior chest wall = Back of the chest Upper lung fields = Areas tested on the chest walls</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Shortness of breath = Respiratory examination Cough = Respiratory examination Chest pain = Cardiac examination Fever = General physical examination</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sitting upright = To facilitate the examination Moving arms forward = To clear the upper lung fields Clearing chest of clothing = To allow unobstructed examination Breathing normally = To allow accurate assessment of respiratory rate</p> Signup and view all the answers