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How to Examine Respiratory System-Respiratory System Examination Lecture by Dr Tayyab

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Examination of Respiratory System


In this flash lecture following topics are discussed:
1. Anterior, Posterior and Lateral Imaginary Lines on Chest.
2. Lobes of the lungs
3. Anterior and Posterior view of the lobes of the lungs
4. Inspection:
               Respiratory Movements and type
               Respiratory Rate
               Chest Deformity
5. Palpation:
               Trachea
               Apex Beat
               Thoracic Expansion
               Vocal Fermitus
6. Percussion:
               Method of percussion
               Factors affect percussion notes
               Types of percussion notes
7. Auscultation:
               Order of Auscultation
               Sounds of Auscultation
               Normal Breath Sounds
               Abnormal Breath Sounds
               Adventitious Sounds
               Crackles
               Ronchi (wheeze)
               Plural Rub
               Vocal Resonance
8. Consolidation
9. Collapse
10. Pleural Effusion
11. Pneumothorax
12. Spirometry
13. Main Symptoms and Signs in Common Respiratory Diseases:
                Lobar Pneumonia
               Chronic Bronchitis with Emphysema
               Bronchial Asthma
               Hydrothorax ( pleural effusion )
               Pneumothorax
This Lecture was delivered by Dr Tayyab Saeed Akhtar At Foreign Students Academy

           

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