A patient comes to the health-care provider's office stating she has been short of breath for the past 2 days. She rates her shortness of breath a 6/10. The patient has a past medical history of asthma. You are percussing the lungs and will do all of the following EXCEPT:
A) Percuss the intercostal spaces, moving from the apex to the base using direct percussion.
B) Percuss the intercostal spaces, moving on each side of the anterior lung fields.
C) Percuss the intercostal spaces, moving on each side of the posterior lung fields.
D) Percuss each side of the lateral lung fields using the direct percussion technique.
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