Respiratory history
- history of present illness (HPI)
- review of systems (ROS)
- past medical history (PMHx)
- medications
- allergies
- habits
- family history (FHx)
- social history (SocHx)
- conclusion
- ask about respiratory symptoms
Respiratory exam
patient positioning: sitting on a bed
draping: consider patient’s age, sex and culture, in men usually expose the entire thorax and in women use staged draping