Apical segments
- Sitting leaning back (30-40 degrees) or leaning forward with support
- Percussion/vibration done above clavicles (lean back) or at traps (leaning forward)
Anterior segments
- Supine
- Percussion/vibration done below clavicles
Posterior segments
- Left
  - Prone turned 1/4 on the right side
  - Head elevated 45 degrees
  - Shoulders on raised pillow
  - Percussion/vibration done on medial border of left scapula
- Right
  - Prone turned 1/4 on the left side
  - Head elevated 45 degrees
  - Shoulders on raised pillow
  - Percussion/vibration done on medial border of right scapula
Basal segments
- Anterior
  - Supine
  - Tilt head of bed downward so foot is about 18 inches (20 degrees)
  - Percussion/vibration done below lower ribs on left/right depending on what side is being worked on
- Posterior
  - Prone
  - Tilt head of bed downward so foot is about 18 inches (20 degrees)
  - Percussion/vibration done below lower ribs on left/right depending on what side is being worked on
- Lateral
  - Sidelying (lying opposite of what side is being worked on
    - Working on right they lay on left side
    - Working on left they lay on right side
  - Tilt head of bed downward so foot is about 18 inches (20 degrees)
  - Percussion/vibration done over the lower ribs
Left lingula
- "Imaginary middle lobe" since the left lung is two lobes
- Supine turned 1/4 on the right side
- Tilt head of bed downward about 12 inches (15-30 degrees)
- Percussion/vibration done over left chest between axilla and left nipple
Right middle lobe
- Supine turned 1/4 on the left side
- Tilt head of bed downward so foot is about 12 inches (15-30 degrees)
- Percussion/vibration done over right chest between axilla and right nipple
Superior segments
- Referrers to the posterior segment of the upper lobes
- Prone
- Percussion/vibration done below inferior border of left/right scapula depending on what side is being worked on

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