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Hoover's Sign

Hoover’s sign refers to inward movement of the lower rib cage during inspiration- instead of
hyperexpansion of the lungs ... pulling the inferior ... Pulmonary #COPD ... PhysicalExam #Video #Clinical ... #Breathing #Paradoxical
Paradoxical Breathing on Physical Exam

Paradoxical breathing is often a sign of breathing problems. It causes the
Paradoxical Breathing ... a sign of breathing ... It causes the chest ... flail chest and diaphragm ... #video #pulmonary
Paradoxical Respirations in Diaphragmatic Paralysis

Note the paradoxical movement of the abdomen during inspiration. The accessory inspiratory
This change causes ... direction and the anterior ... #Respirations #Breathing ... #Diaphragm #Clinical ... #PhysicalExam #Pulmonary
Hoover's sign on Physical Exam
Paradoxical retraction of the lower intercostal spaces on inspiration
Pulmonary hyperinflation → flattening
Hoover's sign on ... Physical Exam Paradoxical ... on inspiration Pulmonary ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical ... #Video #Breathing
Tracheal Descent Sign

Paradoxical inward movement of the trachea during inspiration. Seen in this COPD patient in
Tracheal Descent Sign ... Paradoxical ... #clinical #video ... #respiratory #pulmonary ... #breathing #Trachea
Hoover's sign on Physical Exam

Paradoxical inward movement of the rib cage with inspiration seen in patients
Hoover's sign on ... patients with COPD ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical ... #Video #Breathing ... #Respiratory #pulmonary
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
including restrictive lung ... and an elevated diaphragm ... In lung disease ... bronchitis, and COPD ... #Pulmonary #Abnormalities
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... • Extrinsic Causes ... • Intrinsic Causes ... deficiency - Syrinx ... patients with a long
SPONT - Spontaneous Breathing = Pressure Support Ventilation Summary
Basic Set Parameters:
  1) Pressure Support (PS)
Marker of lung " ... strength" see Purple Card ... Most common cause ... surrogate marker of diaphragm ... #Ventilation #pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... Nasal polyps and signs ... Physical stigmata of cor ... in the adjacent lung