What the Doctor Needs to Know in Order to Make a Successful Prescription

Section 22 — Lungs and Breathing

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Is the pain or other trouble in the chest muscles or deep in the lungs ?

For pain see Section 6.

For cough and expectoration see Section 24.

Do colds usually affect the lungs ?

Do you cough up anything ?

Do you have any difficulty in lying on either side or the back in lung troubles ?

Is there any rattling in the chest ?

Is there any consumption or lung disease in father's or mother's family ?

How many near relatives have died of lung troubles ?

Is there any soreness of the lungs ?

Any sensitiveness ?

Have lungs been injured by excessive exercise, running, etc. ?

Do you have any trouble in breathing ?

By what is the breathing affected ?

In what position is the breathing affected ?

What position do you assume when breathing is affected ?

Do you have difficulty in breathing outward or inward (exhalation or inhalation) ?

Is breathing affected during or after sleep ?

While drinking ?

For troubles of external chest see Section 32.