NURS 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Suprasternal Notch, Crackles, Pneumothorax

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Right is shorter (because of the liver) & have 3 lobes. Left is longer (because of the heart it is narrower) & have 2 lobes. Lectuer3: respiratory assessment: anterior view: lungs are right above the clavicle on both sides, anterior reference lines. Right upper lobe goes from the 4th rib midsternal to axillary line on the 5th rib. Right middle lobe from the 5th rib on axillary line to 6th rib midclavicular. Left upper lobe from above clavicle down to the 5th rib on axillary line. Ii: midsternal line in the middle, midclavicular line in the middle of clavicle, anterior axillary line where armpit is. Posterior landmarks: upper lobes of the lungs are at the top and down to the 3rd rib after that is all lower lobes: vertebra promise one on c7 and one on t1. Spine process lines with ribs, so first rib is at t1: scapula. Lowe tip is at the 7th or 8th rib is usually.

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