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Thorax is symmetric with good expansion. Lungs resonant. Breath sounds vesicular; no rales, wheezes, or rhonchi. Diaphragms descend 4 cm bilaterally.


Thorax symmetric with moderate kyphosis and increased anteroposterior (AP) diameter, decreased expansion. Lungs are hyperresonant. Breath sounds distant with delayed expiratory phase and scattered expiratory wheezes. Fremiti decreased; no bronchophony, egophany, or whispered pectoriloquy. Diaphragms descend 2 cm bilaterally.


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Physical Examination Findings - SIM

Pulmonary Findings