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Paradoxical Breathing on Physical Exam

Paradoxical breathing is often a sign of breathing problems. It causes the
Paradoxical Breathing ... DDx includes flail ... and diaphragm paralysis ... #Breathing #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #pulmonary
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 ... Hoovers #Sign #Pulmonary ... #COPD #PhysicalExam ... Video #Clinical #Breathing
Tracheal Descent Sign

Paradoxical inward movement of the trachea during inspiration. Seen in this COPD patient in
Descent Sign Paradoxical ... Seen in this COPD ... #respiratory #pulmonary ... #breathing #Trachea ... #COPD
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Stridor - Upper airway ... Epiglottitis • Vocal cord ... pneumothorax, COPD ... 12 / shallow breathing ... compliance (e.g., flail
Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Framework - Not all that wheezes is asthma
Vibrations of turbulent flow against
against narrowed airway ... vocal cord motion ... , Vocal cord edema ... or paralysis, GERD ... bronchi: - Asthma/COPD
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
sound over central airways ... Functional: Vocal fold paralysis ... , Paradoxical vocal ... Bronchoconstriction: Asthma, COPD ... Stridor #Noisy #Breathing
Stridor from Vocal Cord Paralysis on Physical Exam (Audio)

The video shows high-pitched noise (stridor) from vocal
Stridor from Vocal Cord ... stridor) from vocal cord ... dyspnea: is there an airway ... Stridor #Vocal #Cord ... #Paralysis #PhysicalExam
Hoover's sign on Physical Exam

Paradoxical inward movement of the rib cage with inspiration seen in patients
patients with COPD ... Hoovers #sign #PhysicalExam ... Clinical #Video #Breathing ... #Respiratory #pulmonary ... #paradoxical
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Hemangiomas • Vocal cord ... paralysis • Neoplasm ... Anaphylaxis • Vocal cord ... diagnosis #causes #pulmonary ... #airway #physicalexam
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

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