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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
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Stridor - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... #differential # ... #pulmonary #airway ... #physicalexam
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Management Algorithm Stridor ... Epiglottitis • Vocal cord ... 12 / shallow breathing ... compliance (e.g., flail ... #Diagnosis #Management
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
Algorithm for the Diagnosis ... intubation Expiratory (Tracheal ... #Noisy #Breathing ... #differential # ... #pulmonary
Lung Findings on Physical Exam
Crackles:
 • Short, discontinuous, sounds mostly heard during inspiration
 • Caused by
alveoli as seen in pulmonary ... plugging, secretions Stridor ... (laryngeal or tracheal ... #PhysicalExam # ... diagnosis #signs
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
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Laryngospasm and stridor ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... potential actions: tracheal ... Airway #Pressure #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
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 ... #differential # ... diagnosis