The best examination position for the physician to evaluate the patient's ability to fully expand the lungs is the ____ position.
A. sitting
B. prone
C. lithotomy
D. knee-chest
E. dorsal recumbent
A. sitting
The sitting position allows the physician to access both the front and the back of the patient's chest to listen for air sounds.
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