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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 ... distress. ... Video via Dr. ... Descent #Sign #clinical ... #respiratory #pulmonary
Hoover's Sign

Hoover’s sign refers to inward movement of the lower rib cage during inspiration- instead of
associated with COPD ... hyperexpansion of the lungs ... Hoovers #Sign #Pulmonary ... #Video #Clinical ... #Paradoxical #Respiratory
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... severity Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... sliding COPD or ... #differential #diagnosis
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
POCUS - What’s the diagnosis ... #Chest #clinical ... #video #POCUS # ... pulmonary #respiratory ... #Chest #Lung
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
• Idiopathic pulmonary ... organizing pneumonia (COP ... ), Respiratory bronchiolitis-interstitial ... Churg Strauss syndrome ... Diseases #ILD #diagnosis
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
for alternate diagnoses ... ventilated • CXR, Lung ... 2 (or complete respiratory ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
drain - What’s the diagnosis ... Bacteria: Staph, Strep ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #pulmonary ... #respiratory
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
week of a known clinical ... consistent with pulmonary ... lobar collapse, lung ... collapse, or pulmonary ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis
COPD phenotypes:  Blue Bloaters vs. Pink Puffers
The two most stereotypical forms of COPD are pink
physiology and clinical ... to maintain a near-normal ... patients present with respiratory ... distress and tachypnea ... #Diagnosis #COPD
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... – ARDS: Clinical ... leading to increased pulmonary ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis