Translations:DiseaseInvestigation:Course Manual/323/en

If it remains difficult to measure respiration frequency visually, use hand by placing it near the nostril. The breaths will be sensed as result of expiration process, count them within one period of time. Respiration type can be checked by examining inflation and deflation of the thoracic and abdominal walls. The nasal mucosa can be examined with the mouth as part of the digestive system.