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Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Restrictive Lung Disease:
 • Chest wall or neuromuscular disorders
 • Interstitial
Pulmonary Function ... Restrictive Lung ... Disease: • Chest ... • Interstitial lung ... MatthewHoMD #Pulmonary
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Pulmonary Function ... Carboxyhemoglobinemia • Chest ... • Interstitial Lung ... Emphysematous COPD ... #Pulmonary #
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Epiglottitis • Vocal cord ... pneumonia • Water: pulmonary ... atelectasis • Lung ... MG, ALS) • ↓ chest ... Algorithm #rapid #pulmonary
COPD Physical Exam Likelihood Ratios
Barrel Chest - LR 1.5
Pursed Lip Breathing - LR 2.7
Reduced breath sounds
COPD Physical Exam ... Ratios Barrel Chest ... Hyperresonance of chest ... #PhysicalExam # ... LRs #diagnosis #pulmonary
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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Disease (Asthma, COPD ... • Interstitial lung ... disease • Pulmonary ... Septal Defect Pulmonary ... Abnormalities • Chest
Digital clubbing found in a 64 year old woman seen for pathological patellar fracture after a
Chest X-Ray shows ... a likely lung carcinoma ... clinical #photo #pulmonary ... #physicalexam
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
attached to the chest ... There is a lung ... with a cystic lung ... airways leading to pulmonary ... Lymphangioleiomyomatosis #LAM #RadiologyAssistant
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 ... hyperexpansion of the lungs ... Hoovers #Sign #Pulmonary ... #COPD #PhysicalExam
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
in interstitial lung ... On a Chest X-Ray ... is interstitial lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
Redistribution In a normal chest ... supplying the upper lung ... supplying the lung ... The pulmonary vascular ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant