Description

ISBN: 978-90-77201-18-3

authors: Dr. Elly M. van Duijnhoven & Dr. Arne F. van Belle

• The lungs and airways
• Background knowledge
• Position of the lungs and airways in relation to the thoracic wall
• Anatomical knowledge of lungs and airways
• History-taking and general aspects of the lung
• examination
• History-taking
• Aim of the examination of the lungs
• Conditions for the examination
• Material for the examination
• Sequence of the examination of the lungs
• Inspection
• General inspection
• Inspection of the thorax
• Palpation
• Lymph node stations
• Respiratory excursions
• Pain upon palpation
• Vocal fremitus
• Percussion
• Percussion sounds
• Aims of thoracic percussion
• Percussion of the posterior thorax
• Percussion of the sides
• Percussion of the anterior thorax
• Auscultation
• Assessment of breath sounds
• Adventitious sounds
• Bronchophony
• Physical-diagnostic findings for some disorders
• Summary of the lung examination procedure