Auscultation must always be:

  • Alternate
    (side to side).
  • Symmetrical
  • Comparative
    • Perform Auscultation:
    1.- During Normal and forced respiration (post-cough).
    2.- Both Lung fields.
    3.- Determine Sound Character:
  • Intensity
  • Pitch
  • Quality
  • Location in the Breathing cycle
  • Location on the Chest wall
  • Changes (after coughing, deep breathing)