Your Older Clinic Patient Is Being Seen Today as a Follow-Up

Multiple Choice

Your older clinic patient is being seen today as a follow-up for a 2-day history of pneumonia. The patient continues to have a productive cough, shortness of breath, and lethargy and has been spending most of the day lying in bed. You should begin the chest examination by:

A) percussing all lung fields.
B) auscultating the lung bases.
C) determining tactile fremitus.
D) estimating diaphragmatic excursion.