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Flail Chest on Physical Exam

Anterior flail chest post MVA, see seatbelt sign as another clue

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#Flail
Flail Chest on Physical ... Anterior flail chest ... docvlok #Flail #Chest ... #PhysicalExam # ... #respiratory
Flail Chest on Physical Exam
Flail chest after 3 or more ribs are broken in 2 areas
Flail Chest on Physical ... Exam Flail chest ... paradoxical motion of a chest ... #PhysicalExam # ... Breathing #respiratory
COPD Physical Exam Likelihood Ratios
Barrel Chest - LR 1.5
Pursed Lip Breathing - LR 2.7
Reduced breath sounds
COPD Physical Exam ... Ratios Barrel Chest ... Hyperresonance of chest ... LR 11.8 Early inspiratory ... #PhysicalExam #
Paradoxical Breathing on Physical Exam

Paradoxical breathing is often a sign of breathing problems. It causes the
breathing is often a sign ... It causes the chest ... includes flail chest ... Paradoxical #Breathing #PhysicalExam ... #respiratory #clinical
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
Abnormalities in ... disease, pleuritic chest ... bronchitis, and COPD ... Patterns #Pulmonary #Abnormalities ... Abnormal #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
sedation needs B - Respiratory ... • Decompress chest ... thoracostomy, chest ... tube • Consider chest ... source: Head/scalp, Chest
Palpable Skin Crepitus on Physical Exam

Notice these air bubbles under the skin. An 86-year-old woman with
insertion of a chest ... the head, neck, chest ... in subcutaneous areas ... can result in respiratory ... Subcutaneous #Emphysema #PhysicalExam
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Management Pneumonia Signs ... • Pleuritic chest ... Uremia (blood urea ... infiltrate by chest ... + macrolide or respiratory
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... obstruction • COPD ... wheezing, and inspiratory ... Nasal polyps and signs ... high-resolution chest
Pediatrics Sepsis Screening
SIGNS OF INFECTION?
 • Fever (>38C)
 • Hypothermia (<36C)
 • Cough/chest pain/respiratory distress
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Sepsis Screening SIGNS ... 36C) • Cough/chest ... pain/respiratory ... Immunocompromised • Cardiac, respiratory ... mottled skin, cold