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Tracheal Descent Sign

Paradoxical inward movement of the trachea during inspiration. Seen in this COPD patient in
Tracheal Descent ... Sign Paradoxical ... movement of the trachea ... Seen in this COPD ... #COPD
Campbell’s sign or Tracheal Descent in Longstanding COPD

Patients with longstanding COPD may show downward displacement of
Campbell’s sign or Tracheal ... in Longstanding COPD ... with longstanding COPD ... displacement of the trachea ... #Descent #COPD
Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Framework - Not all that wheezes is asthma
Vibrations of turbulent flow against
vocal cord motion ... paralysis, GERD Trachea ... Tracheomalacia, tracheal ... stenosis, tracheal ... bronchi: - Asthma/COPD
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
inhalation • Tracheal ... Hemangiomas • Vocal cord ... Anaphylaxis • Vocal cord ... tracheitis • Tracheal ... Hemangioma • Tracheal
Differential Diagnosis of Wheezing
 • Extrathoracic (wheezing Is typically inspiratory): Anaphylaxis, Vocal cord pathology, Laryngeal stenosis,
Extrathoracic (wheezing ... Anaphylaxis, Vocal cord ... upper airway: Tracheal ... Tracheomalacia, Tracheal ... Diagnosis #Causes #pulmonary
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
fold paralysis, Paradoxical ... intubation Expiratory (Tracheal ... Bronchoconstriction: Asthma, COPD ... Peribronchial pulmonary ... diagnosis #algorithm #pulmonary