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Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Response Management Algorithm ... Epiglottitis • Vocal cord ... pneumothorax, COPD ... atelectasis • Lung ... 12 / shallow breathing
Tracheal Descent Sign

Paradoxical inward movement of the trachea during inspiration. Seen in this COPD patient in
Seen in this COPD ... Descent #Sign #clinical ... #respiratory #pulmonary ... #breathing #Trachea ... #COPD
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 ... #COPD #PhysicalExam ... #Video #Clinical ... #Respiratory
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Pulmonary Arterial ... Disease and/or Hypoxemia ... : • COPD • Interstitial ... Sleep-Disordered Breathing
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Exacerbation of COPD ... ventilated • CXR, Lung ... newly diagnosed COPD ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... MatthewHoMD #COPD
Accessory Muscle Use in COPD - Physical Exam

In the this patient with COPD, we see the
Muscle Use in COPD ... this patient with COPD ... #Accessory #COPD ... #breathing #respiratory ... #pulmonary #clinical
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
including restrictive lung ... consider infarction, hypoxia ... In lung disease ... bronchitis, and COPD ... #Pulmonary #Abnormalities
Hoover's sign on Physical Exam

Paradoxical inward movement of the rib cage with inspiration seen in patients
patients with COPD ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical ... #Video #Breathing ... #Respiratory #pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic cough • Hypoxia ... obstruction • COPD ... Physical stigmata of cor ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung