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Tracheal Descent Sign

Paradoxical inward movement of the trachea during inspiration. Seen in this COPD patient in
Tracheal Descent ... movement of the trachea ... Azmol Hussain #Tracheal ... #respiratory #pulmonary ... #breathing #Trachea
Campbell’s sign or Tracheal Descent in Longstanding COPD

Patients with longstanding COPD may show downward displacement of
Campbell’s sign or Tracheal ... displacement of the trachea ... Campbells #sign #Tracheal ... clinical #video #trachea ... #neck #physicalexam
Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Framework - Not all that wheezes is asthma
Vibrations of turbulent flow against
paralysis, GERD Trachea ... Tracheomalacia, tracheal ... stenosis, tracheal ... bronchi: - Asthma/COPD ... Diagnosis #Framework #pulmonary
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
inhalation • Tracheal ... Intrathoracic: Thoracic trachea ... tracheitis • Tracheal ... Subglottis, Cervical Trachea ... Hemangioma • Tracheal
Differential Diagnosis of Wheezing
 • Extrathoracic (wheezing Is typically inspiratory): Anaphylaxis, Vocal cord pathology, Laryngeal stenosis,
Extrathoracic (wheezing ... Anaphylaxis, Vocal cord ... upper airway: Tracheal ... Tracheomalacia, Tracheal ... Diagnosis #Causes #pulmonary
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
intubation Expiratory (Tracheal ... Bronchoconstriction: Asthma, COPD ... Peribronchial pulmonary ... Stridor #Noisy #Breathing ... diagnosis #algorithm #pulmonary
Lung Findings on Physical Exam
Crackles:
 • Short, discontinuous, sounds mostly heard during inspiration
 • Caused by
alveoli as seen in pulmonary ... • High-pitched wheezing ... (laryngeal or tracheal ... sounds a lot like wheezing ... #PhysicalExam #