Showing posts with label pulmonary medicine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pulmonary medicine. Show all posts

Assessment of Patient Fitness for Thoracic Surgery

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Thoracic surgery, involving procedures on the lungs, heart, and other structures within the chest cavity, is a major intervention that can p...

Understanding the Oxygen Dissociation Curve

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The oxygen dissociation curve is a graphical representation that delineates the relationship between the partial pressure of oxygen (pO2) in...

Physiological changes in lung at high altitude and pathophysiology of high altitude pulmonary edema

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At high altitudes, where the oxygen concentration in the air is lower, the body undergoes several physiological changes to adapt to the redu...

Normal process of respiration, Oxygen uptake in the blood and elimination of CO2 from the body

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Respiration is the process by which living organisms take in oxygen from the environment and release carbon dioxide. In humans, respiration ...

Normal Second heart sound (Identify the abnormalities of S2)

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The most difficult thing in auscultation is to identify the abnormalities of S2. Physiology of Second heartsound Two components for 2nd hear...

Inspection for shape and movement of the chest

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Looking from above (standing behind the patient), over the shoulders or the upper part of the chest.If standing or sitting is not possible f...

Assessment of position of Trachea

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Trail's sign Shift of trachea produces prominence of sternal head of sternocleidomastoid on the side to which the trachea is shifted. It...

Shifting of upper border of liver dullness :

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To delineate the upper border of liver dullness, you should percuss the anterior chest wall along right MCL from above downwards. Normally ...

Causes of chestpain in clinical practise

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Types of chest pain observed in clinical practise are: Restrosternal pain Pleuritic pain Acut onset chest pain Chest pain with dyspnea ...

Causes of Retrosternal chest pain

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Retrosternal chest pain  causes are given below Ischaemic heart disease. Oesophagitis or diffuse oesophageal spasm. Acute dry percar...

Causes of chest pain with breathlessness :

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Following are the causes of chest pain with breathlessness Spontaneous pneumothorax. Acute myocardial infarction- Occurs in middle aged ...

What are the causes of acute chest pain?

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The causes of acute chest pain are the following Ischaemic heart disease (HID), ie. angina pectoris or acute myocardial infarction: aort...

What is Stridor?

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Stridor can be laryngeal or tracheal in origin Laryngeal stridor High pitched crowing sound better heard during inspiration Causes of la...

Inspection of respiratory system

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Inspection of  upper and lower Respiratory tract  Position of Trachea Apical impulse Displacement of apical impulse is seen in push ...

What are the abnormal shape of chest?

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Normal chest is symmetrical and elliptical in cross section .The following abnormalities are noted in shape of chest Flat chest  The ante...

Normal shape of Chest

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Normal chest is bilaterally symmetrical without undue elevation or depression, Truncated cone-shaped  with transverse diameter > anter...

Drooping of the shoulder

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How to detect the drooping of shoulder? Ask the patient to stand with the face away from the examiner Identify the level difference of...

Examination of the Respiratory System

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Inspection ot upper Respiratory tract Examination of Oral cavity Oral hygiene Dental caries Oral thrush Tonsils. Examination of  No...

Observation on inspection of back in respiratory system

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Inspection of back (in respiratoty system or CVS) is always done in standing position if the condition of the patient permits.This is to a...

What is hyperventilation?

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Hyperventilation means deep rapid breathing as in Acidosis Upper brainstem lesion, Hypoxia Hysteria Salicylate poisoning. Tachypn...