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A serious case of Flail chest. This is a medical emergency!

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#Flail #Chest #Breathing #Pattern
A serious case of ... Flail chest. ... #Chest #Breathing ... Video #Clinical #PhysicalExam ... #Pulmonary #Respiratory
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... of Dyspnea: • Chest ... - Obesity - Flail ... chest • Neuromuscular ... #causes #pulmonary
Paradoxical Breathing on Physical Exam

Paradoxical breathing is often a sign of breathing problems. It causes the
It causes the chest ... DDx includes flail ... chest and diaphragm ... Paradoxical #Breathing #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #pulmonary
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Chest X-Ray, Shortness ... Snoring Chronic Chest ... #Algorithm #Causes
Consensus diagnostic criteria for asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS) in patients with airflow limitation. COPD=chronic obstructive pulmonary
Consensus diagnostic ... chronic obstructive pulmonary ... lower limit of normal ... #Diagnosis #PCC ... #IM #ACOS #AsthmaCOPD
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
/0.8)] - PaO2 Normal ... Weakness, Loss of Chest ... Wall Elasticity (flail ... chest) • Low ... #differential #diagnosis
Chest Trauma Complications - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Pericarditis
 • Myocardial Contusion
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Fractures • Flail ... Injury Lung: • Pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
has a number of causes ... disease, pleuritic chest ... Breathing #Patterns #Pulmonary ... Abnormalities #Abnormal ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... Most Common Causes ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... high-resolution chest ... - BAR >1.0 is abnormal
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
Examination Pulmonary ... teaching case: ... drain - What’s the diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video #pulmonary