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. 2016 Aug 18;11:1949–1956. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S111634

Figure 3.

Figure 3

To evaluate the diaphragmatic domes, the operator’s forearm has to be held parallel to the abdomen of the patient, with the thenar and hypothenar eminences of the hand at the level of the anterior margin of the costal arch; a gentle push must be performed in the cranial direction, so as to record the elastic response of the tissue, for both right and let sides.