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Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Restrictive Lung Disease:
 • Chest wall or neuromuscular disorders
 • Interstitial
Pulmonary Function ... Disease: • Chest ... Emphysematous COPD ... Non-emphysematous COPD ... #COPD
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Carboxyhemoglobinemia • Chest ... • Interstitial Lung ... Disease • Asthma ... Non-Emphysematous COPD ... Emphysematous COPD
Asthma vs COPD Presentation and Diagnosis
Asthma:
 • Epidemiology: Age usually < 45, History (personal or family)
Asthma vs COPD Presentation ... exacerbations • PFT ... between attacks COPD ... Subxiphoid PMI • COPD ... #COPD #comparison
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Epiglottitis • Vocal cord ... pneumothorax, COPD ... /asthma • Pleural ... atelectasis • Lung ... compliance (e.g., flail
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
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... bilateral B-lines - Normal ... severity Acute Respiratory ... lung sliding COPD ... or Asthma: -
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
disease, pleuritic chest ... Causes include asthma ... bronchitis, and COPD ... Breathing #Patterns #Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... obstruction • COPD ... Physical stigmata of cor ... in the adjacent lung ... - BAR >1.0 is abnormal
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Respiratory or Metabolic ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... or restrictive lung ... disease (COPD, ... OSA, Asthma, Obesity