Respiratory Examination 9: Posterior Chest Wall Examination

Palpation, Percussion and Auscultation

  • Assess chest wall expansion, observing the excursion of your thumbs from the posterior wall
  • Repeat tactile vocal fremitus posteriorly
  • Percuss the posterior chest wall
  • Auscultate the posterior chest wall

 

    
 
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