Editing Lung (section)

===Examination===
{{Main|Respiratory examination|Respiratory sounds}}
As part of a [[physical examination]] in response to respiratory symptoms of [[dyspnea|shortness of breath]], and [[cough]], a [[respiratory examination|lung examination]] may be carried out. This exam includes [[palpation]] and [[auscultation]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Principles of Pulmonary Pathology|last1=Weinberger|first1=Steven|last2=Cockrill|first2=Barbara|last3=Mandell|first3=J|year=2019|isbn=9780323523714|pages=30|publisher=Elsevier }}</ref> The areas of the lungs that can be [[auscultation|listened to]] using a stethoscope are called the [[lung fields]], and these are the posterior, lateral, and anterior lung fields. The posterior fields can be listened to from the back and include: the lower lobes (taking up three quarters of the posterior fields); the anterior fields taking up the other quarter; and the lateral fields under the [[axilla]]e, the left axilla for the lingual, the right axilla for the middle right lobe. The anterior fields can also be auscultated from the front.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://meded.ucsd.edu/clinicalmed/lung.htm|title=Lung examination|website=meded.ucsd.edu|access-date=31 August 2019}}</ref> An area known as the [[triangle of auscultation]] is an area of thinner musculature on the back which allows improved listening.<ref name="Malik">{{cite book|last1=Malik |first1=N |last2=Tedder |first2=BL |last3=Zemaitis |first3=MR |title=Anatomy, Thorax, Triangle of Auscultation |date=January 2021 |pmid=30969656}}</ref> Abnormal [[respiratory sounds|breathing sounds]] heard during a lung exam can indicate the presence of a lung condition; [[wheezing]] for example is commonly associated with [[asthma]] and [[COPD]].