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Hoover's Sign

Hoover’s sign refers to inward movement of the lower rib cage during inspiration- instead of
Hoover's Sign ... Hoover’s sign refers ... #Hoovers #Sign # ... Pulmonary #COPD ... #PhysicalExam #Video
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 ... #Sign #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #pulmonary #COPD
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Epiglottitis • Vocal cord ... pneumothorax, COPD ... asthma • Pleural disease ... atelectasis • Lung ... #Diagnosis #Management
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 ... #sign #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Video ... #Respiratory #pulmonary
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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- Differential Diagnosis ... (Asthma, COPD) ... • Interstitial lung ... diseasePulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)
• At least 3 different P wave morphologies: 
• Rate 100-180
• Irregular 
Etiology
Secondary to chronic lung ... disease (COPD) ... • HypoxiaPulmonary ... MAT #Cardiology #Diagnosis
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pulmonary ... • Valvular Lung ... Hypoxemia: • COPD
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
- Differential Diagnosis ... diseases, pulmonary ... direction leads to hypoxemia ... Pneumonia, asthma, COPD ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic cough • Hypoxia ... obstruction • COPD ... Nasal polyps and signs ... Physical stigmata of cor ... in the adjacent lung
Pulmonary Hypertension Groups - WHO Classification
Group I - Vascular remodeling of pulmonary arteries
 • Idiopathic, HIV,
Pulmonary Hypertension ... III - Chronic lung ... disease causing ... hypoxemiaCOPD ... Classification #diagnosis