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Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
- indicates if tracheal ... for sutures) • Tracheal ... Surgical management ... Emergencies #diagnosis #differential ... #management #pulmonary
Ventilator Alarms
Increased Rate - Patient is tiring on a weaning mode or experiencing pain/anxiety
 - Reassess
- Auscultate trachea ... - Auscultate trachea ... MechanicalVentilation #Nursing #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management
Campbell’s sign or Tracheal Descent in Longstanding COPD

Patients with longstanding COPD may show downward displacement of
Campbell’s sign or Tracheal ... displacement of the trachea ... Campbells #sign #Tracheal ... clinical #video #trachea
Tracheal Descent Sign

Paradoxical inward movement of the trachea during inspiration. Seen in this COPD patient in
Tracheal Descent ... movement of the trachea ... Azmol Hussain #Tracheal ... pulmonary #breathing #Trachea
Oliver's sign (Tracheal Tug Sign)

Oliver's sign is an abnormal downward movement of the trachea during systole
Oliver's sign (Tracheal ... movement of the trachea ... Olivers #sign #Tracheal ... #Tug #Sign #trachea
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Stridor - Differential ... inhalation • Tracheal ... tracheitis • Tracheal ... Hemangioma • Tracheal ... stenosis #Stridor #differential
Tracheal SEMS Stent on Bronchoscopy
Walking through (well positioned) fully covered tracheal SEMS (stent) inserted for malignant
Tracheal SEMS Stent ... fully covered tracheal ... malignant TOF (Tracheo-Esophageal ... drjaykumarmehta #Tracheal
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
asthma in EGPA, tracheal ... coagulopathy) • CBC w differential ... Renal #Syndromes #differential ... #diagnosis #management
Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Framework - Not all that wheezes is asthma
Vibrations of turbulent flow against
Wheezing - Differential ... paralysis, GERD Trachea ... Tracheomalacia, tracheal ... stenosis, tracheal ... AnnKumfer #Wheezing #Differential
Coins on Chest XRay - Trachea vs Esophagus

Coins in the sagittal plane on X-ray are more
on Chest XRay - Trachea ... likely to be in the trachea ... Coins #ChestXRay #Trachea