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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 ... #PhysicalExam #Video ... #Clinical #Breathing
Hoover’s Sign on Physical Exam

Paradoxical retraction of the lower intercostal spaces on inspiration in this patient
patient in severe COPD ... #Sign #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #pulmonary #COPD ... #respiratory
Hoover's sign on Physical Exam

Paradoxical inward movement of the rib cage with inspiration seen in patients
patients with COPD ... #sign #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Video ... #Breathing #Respiratory ... #pulmonary #paradoxical
Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Restrictive Lung Disease:
 • Chest wall or neuromuscular disorders
 • Interstitial
Pulmonary Function ... Disease: • Chest ... Emphysematous COPD ... Non-emphysematous COPD ... diagnosis #asthma #COPD
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Pulmonary Function ... Carboxyhemoglobinemia • Chest ... • Interstitial Lung ... Non-Emphysematous COPD ... Emphysematous COPD
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Exacerbation of COPD ... ventilated • CXR, Lung ... 2 (or complete respiratory ... newly diagnosed COPD ... MatthewHoMD #COPD
Campbell’s sign or Tracheal Descent in Longstanding COPD

Patients with longstanding COPD may show downward displacement of
in Longstanding COPD ... with longstanding COPD ... Tracheal #Descent #COPD ... #clinical #video ... #pulmonary #respiratory
COPD Physical Exam Likelihood Ratios
Barrel Chest - LR 1.5
Pursed Lip Breathing - LR 2.7
Reduced breath sounds
COPD Physical Exam ... LR 11.8 Early inspiratory ... SatyaPatelMD #COPD ... #PhysicalExam # ... LRs #diagnosis #pulmonary
Tracheal Descent Sign

Paradoxical inward movement of the trachea during inspiration. Seen in this COPD patient in
Seen in this COPD ... Descent #Sign #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #respiratory #pulmonary ... breathing #Trachea #COPD
Chart of Inhalers for Asthma and COPD
 - SABA - Short Acting Beta-2 Agonists
 - SAMA
for Asthma and COPD ... Agonists - LAMA - Long ... www.pyrls.com #inhalers #pulmonary ... #lung #asthma # ... copd #respiratory