COPD Physical Exam Likelihood Ratios
Barrel Chest - LR 1.5
Pursed Lip Breathing - LR 2.7
Reduced breath sounds - LR 3.5
Hyperresonance of chest - LR 7.3
Subxiphoid cardiac impulse - LR 7.4
Absent cardiac dullness, left lower sternal border - LR 11.8
Early inspiratory crackles - LR 14.6
Dr. Satya Patel, MD @SatyaPatelMD
#COPD #PhysicalExam #LikelihoodRatios #LRs #diagnosis #pulmonary