Mediastinal Position Mediastinal Position Position of mediastinum gives important clues to the nature of process in each hemithorax.
Trachea is the index of upper mediastinum and heart of the lower mediastinum.
Examine the position of mediastinum by standing in front of the patient. Make certain that the patient is seated straight or preferable standing erect. Keep the tips of your index and ring fingers over the medial end of the clavicles. Then, with middle finger, assess the space between the trachea and sternomastoid. The trachea is slanted to the right.