Question

Where should you auscultate?

Accepted Answer

Because you can almost always hear a patients breath sounds better from the back, do this there if the back is accessible. Do this over the apices (upper lungs), bases (lower lungs), and over the major airways.

Front	Where should you auscultate?
Back	Because you can almost always hear a patients breath sounds better from the back, do this there if the back is accessible. Do this over the apices (upper lungs), bases (lower lungs), and over the major airways.

Lungs Auscultate Hear Patients Breath Sounds Back Accessible