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PALPATION - Coggle Diagram
PALPATION
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1.TRACHEA POSITION
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Tracheal tug>chest hyper expansion, usually secondary to airflow obstruction and are commonly seen in COPD
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5.MOVEMENT
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Reduced expansion>fibrosis,consolidation, effusion, collapse or pneumothorax.
6.TACTILE FREMITUS
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palpable vibration results from the transmission of sound vibrations through the lung tissue to the chest wall.
2.APEX LOCATION
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Displaced from the 5th ICS ,mid-clavicular line >pleural effusion, lobar collapse, pneumothorax or pneumonectomy.
3.CHEST
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Identify
Bony or soft tissue tenderness, crepitus, depressions, bulges, paradoxical movements and pulsations.
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