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Tracheal Descent Sign

Paradoxical inward movement of the trachea during inspiration. Seen in this COPD patient in
Tracheal Descent ... #video #physicalexam ... #respiratory #pulmonary ... #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 Descent ... #Tracheal #Descent ... trachea #neck #physicalexam ... #pulmonary #respiratory
Hoover's Sign

Hoover’s sign refers to inward movement of the lower rib cage during inspiration- instead of
hyperexpansion of the lungs ... Pulmonary #COPD ... #PhysicalExam #Video ... #Clinical #Breathing ... #Paradoxical #Respiratory
Paradoxical Breathing on Physical Exam

Paradoxical breathing is often a sign of breathing problems. It causes the
is often a sign ... It causes the chest ... #PhysicalExam # ... respiratory #clinical ... #video #pulmonary
COPD Physical Exam Likelihood Ratios
Barrel Chest - LR 1.5
Pursed Lip Breathing - LR 2.7
Reduced breath sounds
COPD Physical Exam ... 1.5 Pursed Lip Breathing ... LR 11.8 Early inspiratory ... #PhysicalExam # ... LRs #diagnosis #pulmonary
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
disease, pleuritic chest ... In lung disease ... bronchitis, and COPD ... #Pulmonary #Abnormalities ... Abnormal #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Hoover's sign on Physical Exam

Paradoxical inward movement of the rib cage with inspiration seen in patients
Hoover's sign on ... patients with COPD ... #PhysicalExam # ... Clinical #Video #Breathing ... #Respiratory #pulmonary
Lung Hernia (Sibson Hernia) on physical exam due to a traumatic chest injury.

Sibson Hernia is a
to a traumatic chest ... is noted after chest ... surgery or certain pulmonary ... thoracic #trauma #physicalexam ... #respiratory #breathing
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... obstruction • COPD ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... high-resolution chest