In previous blogs, I’ve discussed to the fact that NF is a highly variable condition that can manifest differently among affected individuals. For example, two people within the same family can have ...

VOL: 102, ISSUE: 44, PAGE NO: 26 Phil Jevon, PGCE, BSc, RN, is resuscitation officer/clinical skills lead, Manor Hospital, Walsall Chest examination is a key component of respiratory system assessment ...

THE great value of x-ray examination of the chest in tuberculosis case-finding programs is beyond a doubt. Bloch and his associates 1 in 1938 stated the strong position of roentgenology: "Failure to ...

Auscultation can be defined as the process of listening, usually with a stethoscope, to sounds produced by movement of gas or liquid within the body, as an aid to diagnosis (McFerran and Marrtin, 2003 ...

Hi. A few months ago a job interview required that I do the chest exam. Please advise of the meaning of the results and the right specialist to contact for follow up. The results were as follows: No ...

As part of a comprehensive lung exam, a doctor may try to listen for various sounds by tapping your back and chest with their hand, which is a test called percussion. If the percussion produces a drum ...