Auscultation Locations

Question 1

Upper lobe: anterior segment

Answer 1

Anterior chest wall: below the clavicle

Question 2

Upper love: posterior apical segment

Answer 2

Posterior chest wall: lavatory/trap region

Question 3

Upper lobe: posterior segment

Answer 3

Posterior chest wall: above T3-T4 at spine of scapula

Question 4

Upper lobe lingual (only left)

Answer 4

Lateral chest: left axillary line superior to nipple line

Question 5

Middle lobe: lateral segment (only right)

Answer 5

Lateral chest wall: right axillary line superior at the nipple line

Question 6

Middle lobe: medial segment (right only)

Answer 6

Anterolateral chest wall: nipple line, medial to the axillary line

Question 7

Lower lobe: superior segment

Answer 7

Posterior chest wall: below T3-T4 (spine of scapula level) ask pt to slouch forward, protracting scapula expose area

Question 8

Lower lobe: posterior segment

Answer 8

Posterior chest wall: slightly above T10 (four fingers below the inferior angle of the scapula)

Question 9

Lower lobe: lateral segment

Answer 9

Posterior chest wall: slightly above T10, midway between spine and axillary line

Question 10

Lower lobe: anterior segment

Answer 10

Lateral chest wall: slightly above T10 at the axillary line