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A photograph of an elderly male patient sitting on the edge of an examination table with an exposed upper torso.  The patient is "tripoding," a position slightly forward of upright, with hands on knees, attempting to utilize gravity to help inflate the lungs during respiratory distress.  Also apparent is intercostal retraction where the anterior surface of the chest is "sucked" in-between the ribs during "forced" respirations.

Note the intercostal retractions (especially at the base of the neck,) and the position of the hands (a position known as 'tripodding.')

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