{"id":395,"date":"2010-12-02T14:00:27","date_gmt":"2010-12-02T14:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cloverock.info\/mockosce23\/new\/percussion-of-the-lateral-thorax\/"},"modified":"2023-01-11T22:42:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T22:42:05","slug":"percussion-of-the-lateral-thorax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/index.php\/the-pulmonary-examination\/percussion\/percussion-of-the-lateral-thorax\/","title":{"rendered":"Percussion of the lateral thorax"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Comparative percussion<\/strong><br \/>\nUsually, only comparative percussion is carried out on the lateral thorex. This can best be done with the patient sitting down, subsequent to percussion of the posterior thorax.<\/p>\n<h2>Procedure<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/122519013?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Percuss both sies of the seated patient in a few places. Examine a larger area in the event of abnormal findings and try to mark the boundaries of the abnormal area [Figures&nbsp;26a&nbsp;and&nbsp;26b].<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"jce_caption\" style=\"display: inline-block;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-393\" style=\"margin: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cloverock.info\/mockosce23\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Pulmonary_pu-fig-26a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Pulmonary_pu-fig-26a.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Pulmonary_pu-fig-26a-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><span style=\"width: 400px; display: block;\">Figure 26a: comparative percussion of the flank<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"jce_caption\" style=\"display: inline-block;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-394\" style=\"margin: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cloverock.info\/mockosce23\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Pulmonary_pu-fig-26b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Pulmonary_pu-fig-26b.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Pulmonary_pu-fig-26b-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><span style=\"width: 400px; display: block;\">Figure 26b: percussion points for comparative percussion of the flanks<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comparative percussion Usually, only comparative percussion is carried out on the lateral thorex. This can best be done with the patient sitting down, subsequent to percussion of the posterior thorax. Procedure Percuss both sies of the seated patient in a few places. Examine a larger area in the event of abnormal findings and try to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[123],"class_list":["post-395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-percussion","tag-the-pulmonary-examination"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Percussion of the lateral thorax - Qpercom | Skills in Medicine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Online Mock OSCEs with examiners, patient actors, instant results and personalised feedback. 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