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Tracheal Descent Sign

Paradoxical inward movement of the trachea during inspiration. Seen in this COPD patient in
Sign Paradoxical ... #Descent #Sign ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #respiratory #pulmonary ... #breathing #Trachea
Paradoxical Breathing on Physical Exam

Paradoxical breathing is often a sign of breathing problems. It causes the
Paradoxical Breathing ... a sign of breathing ... It causes the chest ... DDx includes flail ... #Breathing #PhysicalExam
Hoover's Sign

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

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

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... 20/min, shallow breathing ... Pulmonary Causes ... • Asthma • COPD ... obstruction • Paradoxical
Hoover's sign on Physical Exam

Paradoxical inward movement of the rib cage with inspiration seen in patients
Hoover's sign on ... patients with COPD ... #PhysicalExam # ... Clinical #Video #Breathing ... #Respiratory #pulmonary
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
Algorithm for the Diagnosis ... fold paralysis, Paradoxical ... intubation Expiratory (Tracheal ... Stridor #Noisy #Breathing ... #algorithm #pulmonary
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
Occasional sighs ... bronchitis, and COPD ... #Pulmonary #Abnormalities ... #Abnormal #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam
Lung Findings on Physical Exam
Crackles:
 • Short, discontinuous, sounds mostly heard during inspiration
 • Caused by
alveoli as seen in pulmonary ... (laryngeal or tracheal ... Lung #Findings #Pulmonary ... #PhysicalExam # ... diagnosis #signs
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Nasal polyps and signs ... Physical stigmata of cor ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... the airway • Treating ... #differential #diagnosis