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Pulmonary Function Testing: Flow Volume Loop Patterns
 • Variable extra-thoracic obstruction - truncated or flattened inspiratory
Pulmonary Function ... Variable extra-thoracic ... Variable intra-thoracic ... and expiratory ... FlowVolume #Loops #pulmonary
Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

Preoperative 
• Asthma/ COPD 
• Recent respiratory infection 
•
Post-operative Pulmonary ... COPD • Recent respiratory ... nutritional status Intraoperative ... Upper abdominal / thoracic ... #RiskFactors #pulmonary
Oxygen-Hemoglobin Dissociation Curve

Left Shift (↓ O2 unloading to tissue), Left = Lower:
 • ↓ H+ (↑
Oxygen-Hemoglobin Dissociation ... Oxygen #Hemoglobin #Dissociation ... pathophysiology #pulmonary ... #respiratory
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
High-pitched, variable respiratory ... • Recurrent respiratory ... Intrathoracic: Thoracic ... and bronchi - Expiratory ... diagnosis #causes #pulmonary
Paradoxical Breathing noted on Physical Exam after Chest Wall Resection (Sarcoma)

Dr. Supradip Ghosh @dr_supradip

#Paradoxical #Breathing #Flail
#Flail #Chest #Respiratory ... #Pulmonary #clinical ... #PhysicalExam #Thoracic
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
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Implications Respiratory ... Pneumothorax, pulmonary ... sternoclavicular fracture-dislocation ... - Flail chest, pulmonary ... sternal fracture, thoracic
Cervical Lymphadenopathy - Lymph Node Drainage
Preauricular nodes - Drain scalp, skin
 • Differential diagnosis: Scalp infections,
scalp, neck, upper thoracic ... genitourinary tract, pulmonary ... Malignancies: Abdominal/thoracic ... Mononucleosis, upper respiratory
Nasal Oxygen Delivery Devices
Nasal cannula can be used to deliver supplemental O2. Conventional nasal cannula are
In hypoxemic respiratory ... reintubation after thoracic ... resistance against expiratory ... • Patients in respiratory ... Devices #management #pulmonary
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
Chest POCUS Pulmonary ... negative intra-thoracic ... positive intra-thoracic ... #video #POCUS #pulmonary ... #respiratory #Chest