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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 ... Hemangioma • Tracheal
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,
Differential Diagnosis ... Anaphylaxis, Vocal cord ... upper airway: Tracheal ... Tracheomalacia, Tracheal ... Diagnosis #Causes #pulmonary
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Epiglottitis • Vocal cord ... pneumothorax, COPD ... 12 / shallow breathing ... compliance (e.g., flail ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential
Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
of Orthopnea - Differential ... • Ascites • COPD ... paralysis: - Trauma ... - PNS lesion: Brachial ... #Orthopnea #Differential
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
intubation Expiratory (Tracheal ... Bronchoconstriction: Asthma, COPD ... Peribronchial pulmonary ... Stridor #Noisy #Breathing ... #differential #