Assessment of the Posterior Chest

What is assessed during the inspection of the posterior chest?

• Symmetrical expansion

• Breath sounds

• Thoracic cage

• Adventitious sounds

Which technique is used to assess tactile fremitus?

• Inspection

• Palpation

• Auscultation

• Percussion

What should be avoided when assessing the posterior chest?

• Soft tissue

• Bony prominence

• Skin color

• Vesicular sounds

Which of the following is a type of breath sound?

• Crackles

• Wheeze

• Bronchial breath sounds

• Skin condition

What is the sequence for assessing the posterior chest?

• API

• PIA

• IPA

• AIP

Which of the following is an adventitious sound?

• Vesicular breath sounds

• Bronchovesicular breath sounds

• Crackles

• Thoracic cage

What is checked for symmetrical expansion?

• Skin color

• Entire chest wall

• Breath sounds

• Anteroposterior diameter

Which of the following is not a characteristic of auscultation?

• Technique

• Skin condition

• Breath sounds

• Adventitious sounds

What is the purpose of palpating the entire chest wall?

• To assess skin color

• To check for symmetrical expansion

• To listen to breath sounds

• To avoid bony prominence

Which sound is not considered an adventitious sound?

• Crackles

• Wheeze

• Vesicular breath sounds

• Atelectatic crackles