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Hoover's Sign

Hoover’s sign refers to inward movement of the lower rib cage during inspiration- instead of
hyperexpansion of the lungs ... downwards, thereby paradoxically ... Hoovers #Sign #Pulmonary ... #Video #Clinical ... #Breathing #Paradoxical
Tracheal Descent Sign

Paradoxical inward movement of the trachea during inspiration. Seen in this COPD patient in
Descent Sign Paradoxical ... Video via Dr. ... #respiratory #pulmonary ... #breathing #Trachea ... #COPD
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Hypertension - Differential ... • Valvular Lung ... Hypoxemia: • COPD ... Breathing Miscellaneous
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
pneumothorax, COPD ... asthma • Pleural disease ... atelectasis • Lung ... 12 / shallow breathing ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential
Granulomatous Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
OP: organising pneumonia; EGPA: eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis; NSG: necrotising
Disease - Differential ... pneumonitis; PLCH ... : pulmonary Langerhans ... #Disease #pulmonary ... #Differential #
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
of Hypoxemia- Differential ... (Asthma, COPD) ... • Interstitial lung ... diseasePulmonary ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #Differential
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
Tachypnea - Differential ... 20/min, shallow breathing ... > 20/min, deep breathing ... • Asthma • COPD ... obstruction • Paradoxical
Hoover's sign on Physical Exam

Paradoxical inward movement of the rib cage with inspiration seen in patients
Physical Exam Paradoxical ... patients with COPD ... PhysicalExam #Clinical #Video ... #Breathing #Respiratory ... #pulmonary #paradoxical
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
• Idiopathic pulmonary ... organizing pneumonia (COP ... Acute, Chronic • Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #differential ... #pulmonary #causes
Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Framework - Not all that wheezes is asthma
Vibrations of turbulent flow against
Wheezing - Differential ... - Anaphylaxis, Paradoxical ... syndrome, Parasitic Disease ... AnnKumfer #Wheezing #Differential ... Diagnosis #Framework #pulmonary