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Tracheal Descent Sign

Paradoxical inward movement of the trachea during inspiration. Seen in this COPD patient in
Tracheal Descent Sign ... of the trachea during ... Seen in this COPD ... Tracheal #Descent #Sign ... clinical #video #physicalexam
Campbell’s sign or Tracheal Descent in Longstanding COPD

Patients with longstanding COPD may show downward displacement of
Campbell’s sign ... of the trachea during ... #Campbells #sign ... trachea #neck #physicalexam ... #pulmonary #respiratory
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 ... lower rib cage during ... #PhysicalExam #Video ... #Paradoxical #Respiratory
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Stridor - Differential ... sound ETIOLOGIES ... • Recurrent respiratory ... stenosis #Stridor #differential ... pulmonary #airway #physicalexam
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
constant-pitch sound ... Wheezing: Musical sound ... produced primarily during ... Bronchoconstriction: Asthma, COPD ... Noisy #Breathing #differential
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
Cannon A waves during ... contracts against a closed ... excludes other differentials ... ’s called Frog sign ... Awaves #AVNRT #PhysicalExam
Differential diagnosis of the reversed halo sign (RHS). AIA, angioinvasive aspergillosis; AIS, adenocarcinoma in situ; COP,
Differential diagnosis ... reversed halo sign ... adenocarcinoma in situ; COP ... immunosuppression, close ... +Upper respiratory
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of poor perfusion ... Signs of congestion ... then be excreted using ... #diagnosis #differential ... icu #clinical #pharmacology