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Hoover's Sign

Hoover’s sign refers to inward movement of the lower rib cage during inspiration- instead of
associated with COPD ... COPD, and more specifically ... Pulmonary #COPD ... #Breathing #Paradoxical ... #Respiratory
Hoover’s Sign on Physical Exam

Paradoxical retraction of the lower intercostal spaces on inspiration in this patient
Hoover’s Sign on ... patient in severe COPD ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #pulmonary ... #COPD #respiratory
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
Tracheal Descent Sign

Paradoxical inward movement of the trachea during inspiration. Seen in this COPD patient in
Seen in this COPD ... patient in severe respiratory ... Descent #Sign #clinical ... #pulmonary #breathing ... #Trachea #COPD
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Diagnosis Algorithm Pulmonary ... Disease and/or Hypoxemia ... : • COPD • Interstitial ... Sleep-Disordered Breathing
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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• Tachypnea: Respiratory ... 20/min, shallow breathing ... > 20/min, deep breathing ... Pulmonary Causes ... • Asthma • COPD
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
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Hypoxemic Respiratory ... direction leads to hypoxemia ... , asthma, COPD, ... pulmonary embolus ... #Failure #hypoxia
Asthma vs COPD Presentation and Diagnosis
Asthma:
 • Epidemiology: Age usually < 45, History (personal or family)
Asthma vs COPD Presentation ... between attacks COPD ... Hyperresonance, Hypoxemia ... Subxiphoid PMI • COPD ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Asthma #COPD
COPD phenotypes:  Blue Bloaters vs. Pink Puffers
The two most stereotypical forms of COPD are pink
COPD phenotypes: ... stereotypical forms of COPD ... physiology and clinical ... overlap syndrome of COPD ... #Diagnosis #COPD