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Tracheal Descent Sign

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

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
pneumonia • Water: pulmonary ... pneumothorax, COPD ... 12 / shallow breathing ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential ... Algorithm #rapid #pulmonary
Hoover's Sign

Hoover’s sign refers to inward movement of the lower rib cage during inspiration- instead of
associated with COPD ... Hoovers #Sign #Pulmonary ... #COPD #PhysicalExam ... #Video #Clinical ... #Breathing #Paradoxical
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 ... Tachypnea #Hyperpnea #Differential
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
Bronchoconstriction: Asthma, COPD ... Peribronchial pulmonary ... Stridor #Noisy #Breathing ... #differential # ... diagnosis #algorithm #pulmonary
Tripod Breathing: Patients with advanced lung disease (in this case COPD) will often assume a tripod
Tripod Breathing ... (in this case COPD ... UCSD Catalog of Clinical ... Images #Clinical ... #Photo #Tripodding
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
obstruction • COPD ... stigmata of cor pulmonale ... • Pulmonary artery ... the airway • Treating ... #differential #
Accessory Muscle Use in COPD - Physical Exam

In the this patient with COPD, we see the
Muscle Use in COPD ... this patient with COPD ... #Accessory #COPD ... #breathing #respiratory ... #pulmonary #clinical
Hoover's sign on Physical Exam

Paradoxical inward movement of the rib cage with inspiration seen in patients
patients with COPD ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical ... #Video #Breathing ... #Respiratory #pulmonary