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Percuss from side to side and top to bottom using the pattern shown in the illustration. Omit the areas covered by the scapulae. ... The level of dullness (diaphragmatic excursion) should go down 3-5cm symmetrically. [6] ++;
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medinfo.ufl.edu/year1/bcs/clist/chest.html
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Palpation/Percussion: Diaphragmatic Excursion. Click on the colored circles to hear the percussion notes elicited by your exam. Note again where dullness ...
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familymedicine.osu.edu/products/physicalexam/exam/flash...
familymedicine.osu.edu/products/physicalexam/exam/flash/diaphragm/index.html
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Percuss anterior and posterior, comparing left to right - hyperresonance with COPD ... Estimate diaphragmatic excursion by noting the difference in the level of dullness on percussion with inspiration and expiration - normal is 5-6cm, but is decreased with hyperinflated lungs of COP...
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en.wikiversity.org/wiki/COPD_Examination
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Percuss down the posterior midclavicular line on each side of the chest. Note the diaphragmatic excursion by checking its level during expiration and then during deep inspiration. Normally this excursion is about 4 centimeters.
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www.medscape.com/viewarticle/712242_4
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Percuss the patient's anterior chest (figure 2-9). ... Measure the diaphragmatic excursion (movement of the diaphragm from a position of rest) by noting the difference between the levels of dullness when the person inhales fully and exhales fully. See figure 2-11. The difference is normally about 5 or 6 cm.
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207.5.42.159/sweethaven/MedTech/RespDisease/lessonMain....
207.5.42.159/sweethaven/MedTech/RespDisease/lessonMain.asp?mode=1&iNum=0202
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\s=b\Diaphragmatic excursion was determined by percussion in. 29 patients by two observers and then compared with measure- ments made from inspiration and ...
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archinte.highwire.org/cgi/reprint/141/7/878.pdf
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Respiratory excursion ... Palpate respiratory excursion ... Percuss diaphragmatic excursion of posterior lungs bilaterally...
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classweb.gmu.edu/nursing/425/fr5.htm
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This video was produced by the US Army in 1992 to assist in instructing medical providers in the examination of the chest. ... Percuss for diaphragmatic excursion, compare the level of the dullness on full expiration and full inspiration, usually moves up and down 5-6 cm.
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www.operationalmedicine.org/Videos/chestexam.htm
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7. Palpate the posterior thorax 8. Palpate the posterior chest for respiratory excursion; Full and symmetric ... Assessing the Posterior Thorax; 10. Percuss the thorax. Determine air, fluid or solid materials in the lungs Determine the positions and boundaries of certain organs Penetrates to a depth of 5-7cm (2-3 in)
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www.scribd.com/doc/14188732/Chest1
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