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Respiratory Examination Checklist
Respiratory Examination Checklist
Comments
General Inspection
Obvious discomfort/pain
Colour
Is the patient breathing comfortably?
Any audible wheeze or stridor?
Respiration rate
Items of note around bed?
Comments
Hands
Clubbing
Peripheral Cyanosis
Cigarette tar stains
Radial Pulse
CO2 retention Flap
Comments
Face
Conjunctiva (anaemia)
central cyanosis
Comments
Chest Inspection
Asymmetry
Scars
Shape/deformities
Anterior
Posterior Comments
Chest Palpation
Trachea
Chest expansion
Anterior
Posterior Comments
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Chest Percussion
All areas
Compares side to side
Anterior
Posterior Comments
Chest Auscultation
Breath sounds
Vocal resonance
Anterior
Posterior Comments
Lymph nodes
Occipital
Post-auricular
Pre-auricular
Submandibular
Submental
Anterior and posterior cervical
Supraclavicular (including for
Scalene)
Completing the Examination
Perform Peak flow reading
Examine any sputum
Temperature
Comments
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