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Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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- Differential Diagnosis ... 20/min, shallow breathing ... Pulmonary Causes ... • Asthma • COPD ... Pneumonia • CHF
Paradoxical Respirations in Diaphragmatic Paralysis

Note the paradoxical movement of the abdomen during inspiration. The accessory inspiratory
This change causes ... #Respirations #Breathing ... #Diaphragm #Clinical ... #PhysicalExam #Pulmonary ... #Respiratory
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
Normal The respiratory ... include respiratory ... bronchitis, and COPD ... #Pulmonary #Abnormalities ... #Abnormal #Diagnosis
Hoover's Sign

Hoover’s sign refers to inward movement of the lower rib cage during inspiration- instead of
paradoxically pulling the inferior ... Hoovers #Sign #Pulmonary ... #Video #Clinical ... #Breathing #Paradoxical ... #Respiratory
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 ... #differential #diagnosis
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Acute Respiratory ... Veno-Occlusive Disease #RHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
COPD phenotypes:  Blue Bloaters vs. Pink Puffers
The two most stereotypical forms of COPD are pink
physiology and clinical ... patients present with respiratory ... airflow obstruction causes ... in the work of breathing ... #Diagnosis #COPD
Cheyne-Stokes Respirations

What eponymous respiratory pattern do you observe in this patient? What eponymous jugular venous pulse
What eponymous respiratory ... respirations, caused ... by HF (from IE) ... #Respirations #breathing ... #pulmonary #clinical
Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome on Physical Exam
The case of a patient with a diagnosis of cirrhosis and platypnea-orthodeoxia
Physical Exam The case ... patient with a diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #breathing ... #respiratory #pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... Physical stigmata of cor ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis