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Asthma vs COPD Presentation and Diagnosis
Asthma:
 • Epidemiology: Age usually < 45, History (personal or family)
Asthma vs COPD Presentation ... Symptoms: Cough, Dyspnea ... , Wheeze, Chest ... , Pursed lip breathing ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Kussmaul Breathing in Lactic Acidosis
Acute non-cardiopulmonary dyspnoea. 70 ys, DM, vomiting and URQ abdominal pain since
tachypnoeic (see video ... Not every dyspnoea ... originates in the chest ... #Respirations #Clinical ... #Pulmonary #Respiratory
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
disease, pleuritic chest ... common cause of dyspnea ... Causes include asthma ... bronchitis, and COPD ... #Abnormal #Diagnosis
COPD phenotypes:  Blue Bloaters vs. Pink Puffers
The two most stereotypical forms of COPD are pink
physiology and clinical ... maintain a near-normal ... causing chronic dyspnea ... is similar to asthma ... in the work of breathing
Hoover's Sign

Hoover’s sign refers to inward movement of the lower rib cage during inspiration- instead of
outward as is normal ... associated with COPD ... Hoovers #Sign #Pulmonary ... #Video #Clinical ... #Breathing #Paradoxical
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
• Hypoxia • Dyspnea ... Loss of weight • Chest ... obstruction • COPD ... high-resolution chest ... - BAR >1.0 is abnormal