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Reduced Lung Sliding in the setting of COPD Exacerbation and Hyperinflation
60 yo w SOB and hypoxia.
Exacerbation and Hyperinflation ... lung point sign, hyperinflation ... ultrasound #reduced #hyperinflation
Sputum culture from a patient with Strongyloides hyperinfection.  The larvae burrow through the agar tracking
Strongyloides hyperinfection
Hoover's sign on Physical Exam
Paradoxical retraction of the lower intercostal spaces on inspiration
Pulmonary hyperinflation → flattening
inspiration Pulmonary hyperinflation
Strongyloides Stercoralis on sputum microscopy
As many suggested this was strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection syndrome.
Infection is initiated by
strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection ... , and wheezing Hyperinfection ... In hyperinfection ... the hallmark of hyperinfection
Whistling Cough- A 4-year-old boy presented to the otorhinolaryngology outpatient clinic with a 2-day history of
chest revealed hyperinflation ... resolution of the hyperinflation
Bronchial atresia
Bronchial atresia is a congenital abnormality resulting from interruption of a bronchus with associated peripheral
and associated hyperinflation ... The hyperinflation
Hoover's sign on Physical Exam

Paradoxical inward movement of the rib cage with inspiration seen in patients
with COPD and hyperinflation
Strongyloides stercoralis Hyperinfection - Physical examination revealed reticulated purpuric patches with dusky centers on the abdomen,
Strongyloides stercoralis Hyperinfection
Ventilator Troubleshooting Summary
High PIP, nl Pplat:
 - DDx: Tubing problem, Bronchospasm, Secretions
 - Next Steps: Check
Pain, Dynamic hyperinflation
Auto-PEEP 
What is Auto-PEEP?
 • Progressive air trapping & dynamic hyperinflation → ↑Palv at end expiration
trapping & dynamic hyperinflation