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Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
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Laryngospasm Wheeze: • Asthma ... Pneumonia • Asthma ... #SOB #ShortnessOfBreath ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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Diagnosis Framework ... fast - Too slow ... Airways: - Asthma ... #sob #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Asthma Assessment Tools - Is your patients asthma controlled? 
 - Asthma Control Test (ACT)
Asthma Assessment ... questions, and how ... carries 200 puffs, so ... #Diagnosis #ACT ... #GINA
Assessment of the Child with Chronic Asthma
Are there other allergic disorders?
 - Allergic rhinitis
 - Eczema,
Child with Chronic Asthma ... Other causes should ... Stress #Chronic #Asthma ... #Assessment #diagnosis ... #peds #pediatrics
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... thorough physical assessment ... Seizures - Severe asthma ... LV failure - Low ... #typeb #classification