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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 ... #Tracheal #Descent ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #respiratory #pulmonary
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Stridor - Differential ... High-pitched, variable respiratory ... Hemangiomas • Vocal cord ... diagnosis #causes #pulmonary ... #airway #physicalexam
Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Framework - Not all that wheezes is asthma
Vibrations of turbulent flow against
Wheezing - Differential ... against narrowed airway ... - Anaphylaxis, Paradoxical ... vocal cord motion ... Diagnosis #Framework #pulmonary
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
sound over central airways ... fold paralysis, Paradoxical ... Autoimmune: GPA Lower Airway ... Peribronchial pulmonary ... Noisy #Breathing #differential
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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Tachypnea - Differential ... • Tachypnea: Respiratory ... • Asthma • COPD ... Pneumothorax • Upper airway ... obstruction • Paradoxical