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Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic cough • Hypoxia ... Nasal polyps and signs ... Physical stigmata of cor ... centrilobular nodules, or consolidation ... - BAR >1.0 is abnormal
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... This is also called ... from the various causes ... Look for other signs ... may still have a normal
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
sliding/barcode sign ... Pneumonia: - Consolidation ... - Supleural Consolidations ... pleura in severe cases ... lung sliding COPD
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
thickening - lack of normal ... A signet-ring sign ... The most common cause ... chronic bronchitis, COPD ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
consider infarction, hypoxia ... punctuated by frequent sighs ... Occasional sighs ... bronchitis, and COPD ... Breathing #Patterns #Pulmonary
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
possibly from hypoxia ... peripheral ischemia, bronchiectasis ... Linear Depressions (Beau's ... Nail #Diseases #Abnormal ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Signs