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

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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