Examination of the chest
1. Inspection
2. Palpation
3. Percussion
4. Auscultation
1. Inspection :
A. Position of the patient
- Sitting position ( cardiac disease, COPD )
- Sitting position leaning on hands ( an attack of asthma )
- Unable to lie flat comfortable ( cardiac disease, pulmonary edema, diseases with remaining sputum )
- preference for lieing one side only ( local pathological process - lung abscess )
