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Tracheal Descent Sign

Paradoxical inward movement of the trachea during inspiration. Seen in this COPD patient in
Tracheal Descent Sign ... severe respiratory distress ... Tracheal #Descent #Sign ... #respiratory #pulmonary ... #breathing #Trachea
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
sliding/barcode sign ... Consolidations - "Shred" sign ... Syndrome (ARDS) ... sliding COPD or ... diagnosis #signs
Hoover's Sign

Hoover’s sign refers to inward movement of the lower rib cage during inspiration- instead of
Hoover's Sign ... Hoover’s sign refers ... #Hoovers #Sign # ... Pulmonary #COPD ... #PhysicalExam #Video
Causes of Urinary Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Transient - Easily reversible cause (DIAPPERS)
Incontinence - Differential ... impaction - Stress ... Contraction - Signs ... , cauda equina syndrome ... #Incontinence #Differential
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 ... #Hoovers #sign ... #Breathing #Respiratory ... #pulmonary #paradoxical
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
hyperventilation syndrome—a ... Occasional sighs ... In lung disease ... bronchitis, and COPD ... #Pulmonary #Abnormalities
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
• Idiopathic pulmonary ... organizing pneumonia (COP ... Churg Strauss syndrome ... ILD #diagnosis #differential ... #pulmonary #causes
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
dilatation (signet-ring sign ... the peripheral lung ... A signet-ring sign ... chronic bronchitis, COPD ... Bronchiectasis #Differential
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
obstruction • COPD ... Nasal polyps and signs ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... #differential #
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... • CT: Halo sign ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential # ... diagnosis #infectiousdiseases