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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Lung Ultrasound Findings ... pleura in severe cases ... Edema: - Widespread ... severity Acute Respiratory ... lung sliding COPD
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Hypoxemic Respiratory ... edema (most common ... direction leads to hypoxemia ... , asthma, COPD, ... #Failure #hypoxia
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
Normal The respiratory ... consider infarction, hypoxia ... include respiratory ... bronchitis, and COPD ... #Pulmonary #Abnormalities
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
some red blood cells ... common assessment findings ... dyspnea, tachypnea, hypoxemia ... edema can be caused ... #edema #causes
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
Peribronchial pulmonary ... edema • Infectious ... Foreign body, Consolidation ... Stridor #Noisy #Breathing ... diagnosis #algorithm #pulmonary
Asthma vs COPD Presentation and Diagnosis
Asthma:
 • Epidemiology: Age usually < 45, History (personal or family)
exacerbations • PFT Findings ... curve, Low peak expiratory ... Hyperresonance, Hypoxemia ... chest, Pursed lip breathing ... comparison #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic cough • Hypoxia ... wheezing, and inspiratory ... Physical stigmata of cor ... centrilobular nodules, or consolidation ... the airway • Treating
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
increase in CD4+ cells ... • The physical findings ... (fever, cough, hypoxia ... , and pulmonary ... and peripheral edema