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Pulmonary Function Testing: Flow Volume Loop Patterns
 • Variable extra-thoracic obstruction - truncated or flattened inspiratory
Pulmonary Function ... and expiratory ... “scooped out” expiratory ... Restriction - Nick ... FlowVolume #Loops #pulmonary
Clinical Examination of the Respiratory System

#Respiratory #PhysicalExam #Pulmonary #Diagnosis #Signs #Assessment #Examination
Examination of the Respiratory ... System #Respiratory ... #PhysicalExam # ... Pulmonary #Diagnosis
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
), Cardiogenic pulmonary ... Other causes of respiratory ... secretions, Recent head/neck ... Ventilation #diagnosis #management ... #indications #pulmonary
Campbell’s sign or Tracheal Descent in Longstanding COPD

Patients with longstanding COPD may show downward displacement of
video #trachea #neck ... #physicalexam # ... pulmonary #respiratory
Oxygen-Hemoglobin Dissociation Curve

Left Shift (↓ O2 unloading to tissue), Left = Lower:
 • ↓ H+ (↑
Oxygen-Hemoglobin Dissociation ... Oxygen #Hemoglobin #Dissociation ... pathophysiology #pulmonary ... #respiratory
Elevated JVP on PhysicalExam with Respiratory Variation

- Akbar @ordinaryEKG

#Elevated #JVP #PhysicalExam #JVD #jugular #venous #Distension #neck
Elevated JVP on PhysicalExam ... with Respiratory ... Elevated #JVP #PhysicalExam ... venous #Distension #neck
Hoover's sign on Physical Exam
Paradoxical retraction of the lower intercostal spaces on inspiration
Pulmonary hyperinflation → flattening
on inspiration Pulmonary ... this occurs, the inspiratory ... Hoovers #sign #PhysicalExam ... Video #Breathing #Respiratory ... #pulmonary
Paradoxical Respirations in Acute Respiratory Failure on Physical Exam

- Dr. Roberto Cosentini @rob_cosentini

#Paradoxical #Respirations #Breathing #Respiratory
Respirations in Acute Respiratory ... Respirations #Breathing #Respiratory ... #Failure #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #Pulmonary
Hypophosphatemia and Hypoxia - Pathophysiology

↓ Phosphate leads to ↓ red cell 2,3-DPG and a  reduction
shifts the oxygen dissociation ... Respiratory muscle ... the hemoglobin dissociation ... Respiratory muscles ... pathophysiology #pulmonary
Paradoxical Breathing on Physical Examination - Acute Respiratory Distress

Dr. Roberto Cosentini @rob_cosentini

#Paradoxical #Breathing #Respiratory #Distress #clinical
Examination - Acute Respiratory ... Paradoxical #Breathing #Respiratory ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #Pulmonary