Assessment of Thorax and Lungs

Identification:

This is termed as Difficulty of breathing.

(a)  

Identification:

This is also called subcutaneous emphysema and described as a crackling sensation (like bones or hairs rubbing against each other) that occurs when air passes through fluid or exudate.

(a)  

As the examiner move his hand to each area, he ask the client to say “ninety-nine" and making sure that he assessed all areas for symmetry and intensity of vibration. What does the examiner is assessing for?

(a)  

Identification:

It is the percussion tone elicited over normal lung tissue.

(a)  

As the examiner percussed for diaphragmatic excursion, he measured the distance between the two marks and obtain a reading of 4cm bilaterally. This reading indicates what?

• Normal

• Diaphragmatic descend

• Uneven excursion

• Dullness

Enumeration:

Give the 3 types of normal breath sounds

(a)  

The client repeat the phrase “ninety-nine” while you auscultate the chest wall. What is the test for?

• Egophony

• Bronchophony

• Whispered pectoriloquy

The examiner ask the client to repeat the letter “E” while you listen over the chest wall. This test is done to elicit what voice sound?

• Bronchophony

• Egophony

• Whispered pectoriloquy