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Selected causes of acute respiratory failure in adults. 
 - Airway disorders 
 - Pulmonary edema
Selected causes ... disorders - Pulmonary ... - Parenchymal lung ... - Chest wall, diaphragm ... #Differential #Causes
Chest Trauma Complications - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Pericarditis
 • Myocardial Contusion
 •
Flail Chest* • Diaphragm ... Esophageal Injury Lung ... : • Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of no Lung Sliding - Differential Diagnosis
 • Massive atelectasis - If the lung is
Causes of no Lung ... non-ventilated lung ... palsy - If the diaphragm ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #pulmonary
Bibasilar Atelectasis secondary to massive ascites

Finally, large volumes of intra-abdominal fluid can lead to elevated hemi-diaphragms-->bibasilar
elevated hemi-diaphragms ... under-recognized cause ... ascites #collapse #pulmonary ... #lung #clinical
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
has a number of causes ... including restrictive lung ... and an elevated diaphragm ... Breathing In lung ... Breathing #Patterns #Pulmonary
SPONT - Spontaneous Breathing = Pressure Support Ventilation Summary
Basic Set Parameters:
  1) Pressure Support (PS)
Marker of lung " ... Most common cause ... surrogate marker of diaphragm ... strength Casey ... #Ventilation #pulmonary
Spine sign: visualization of the vertebral bodies in the thoracic cavity above the diaphragm indicative of
cavity above the diaphragm ... by air in the lung ... cut off at the diaphragm ... Pleural #Effusion #Pulmonary ... #Lung #Ultrasound
Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Bronchiectasis - Pulmonary ... Tuberculosis - Lung ... Cancer of the Lung ... Mitral Stenosis - Pulmonary ... #Differential #Causes
General overview of lung diseases. 

#diagnosis #causes #lung #disease #restrictive #obstructive #pulmonary #respiratory #pearls #ddxof
General overview of lung ... #diagnosis #causes ... #lung #disease ... #obstructive #pulmonary
Paradoxical Respirations in Diaphragmatic Paralysis

Note the paradoxical movement of the abdomen during inspiration. The accessory inspiratory
This change causes ... the flaccid diaphragm ... Respirations #Breathing #Diaphragm ... #PhysicalExam #Pulmonary