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Tracheal Descent Sign

Paradoxical inward movement of the trachea during inspiration. Seen in this COPD patient in
Tracheal Descent ... movement of the trachea ... Seen in this COPD ... #breathing #Trachea ... #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
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 ... #airway #physicalexam
Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Framework - Not all that wheezes is asthma
Vibrations of turbulent flow against
Paradoxical vocal cord ... motion, Vocal cord ... paralysis, GERD Trachea ... Tracheomalacia, tracheal ... stenosis, tracheal
Differential Diagnosis of Wheezing
 • Extrathoracic (wheezing Is typically inspiratory): Anaphylaxis, Vocal cord pathology, Laryngeal stenosis,
Anaphylaxis, Vocal cord ... Intrathoracic, upper airway ... : Tracheal stenosis ... Tracheomalacia, Tracheal ... Diagnosis #Causes #pulmonary
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
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
sound over central airways ... intubation Expiratory (Tracheal ... Bronchoconstriction: Asthma, COPD ... Peribronchial pulmonary ... Stridor #Noisy #Breathing
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Findings in the Trauma ... fracture-dislocation - Airway ... more places - Flail ... Esophageal disruption, tracheal ... cxr #chestxray #trauma
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
and Rhythm of Breathing ... because narrowed airways ... bronchitis, and COPD ... #Pulmonary #Abnormalities ... Abnormal #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam