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Hoover’s Sign on Physical Exam

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

Hoover’s sign refers to inward movement of the lower rib cage during inspiration- instead of
Hoover's Sign ... Pulmonary #COPD ... #PhysicalExam #Video ... #Clinical #Breathing ... #Paradoxical #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
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Stridor - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... #diagnosis #causes ... #pulmonary #airway ... #physicalexam
COPD Physical Exam Likelihood Ratios
Barrel Chest - LR 1.5
Pursed Lip Breathing - LR 2.7
Reduced breath sounds
Ratios Barrel Chest ... LR 11.8 Early inspiratory ... #PhysicalExam # ... LikelihoodRatios #LRs #diagnosis ... #pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... Physical stigmata of cor ... high-resolution chest ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
heart failure, COPD ... /- High res CT chest ... Urine Histo Ag, Respiratory ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis ... #evaluation #differential
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
Examination Pulmonary ... drain - What’s the diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video ... #pulmonary #respiratory
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
disease, pleuritic chest ... bronchitis, and COPD ... Breathing #Patterns #Pulmonary ... Abnormalities #Abnormal #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam