Chest+Exam

=Thoracic Exam= =Inspection= Look for:
 * Do not let them know you are watching
 * pursed lips
 * support on arms
 * sternocleidomastoid or other accessory muscles of breathing
 * cyanosis
 * nasal flaring
 * supraclavicular retraction
 * increase in anteroposterior diameter

=Palpation=
 * grab four inches of flesh from behind patient at level of lower ribs. Ask to inhale; see if patient inhales symmetrically

=Percussion= =Auscultation= Altered Breath Sounds Adventitious Breath Sounds Table of Findings in Chest Disorders