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Assessment of the Child with Chronic Asthma
Are there other allergic disorders?
 - Allergic rhinitis
 - Eczema,
Assessment of the ... Child with Chronic Asthma ... Other causes should ... Stress #Chronic #Asthma ... #peds #pediatrics
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
 •
Laryngospasm Wheeze ... : • Asthma • ... Pneumonia • Asthma ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
with tachypnea or wheeze ... infection - Atopic asthma ... disorder - Other causes ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Differential #Assessment
Asthma vs COPD Presentation and Diagnosis
Asthma:
 • Epidemiology: Age usually < 45, History (personal or family)
Asthma vs COPD Presentation ... and Diagnosis Asthma ... Cough, Dyspnea, Wheeze ... curve, Low peak ... #COPD #comparison
Causes of Pediatric Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
CXR Abnormal:
 • Pulmonary Sequestration
 • Congenital Adenoid Cystic
Causes of Pediatric ... Beta-Agonist: • Asthma ... Cystic Fibrosis Wheeze ... #Wheezing #Wheeze ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Causes of Acute ... Post-nasal drip - Wheeze ... Crackles • Asthma ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Cardiovascular Causes ... fast - Too slow ... • Airways: - Asthma ... syndrome Other Causes ... Additional: - Acidosis
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
and metabolic acidosis ... due to metabolic acidosis ... Slow Breathing ( ... Bradypnea) Slow ... asthma, chronic
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Elevation, Lactic Acidosis ... thorough physical assessment ... Type A Lactic Acidosis ... Seizures - Severe asthma ... LV failure - Low
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Allergen-specific lgE causes ... allergies, Eczema, Asthma ... deposited in tissues where ... classification #comparison