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Pediatric Severe Asthma Algorithm 

(For children age 2 12 months) 

#Asthma #Algorithm #Pediatrics #Peds #Severe
Pediatric Severe ... Asthma Algorithm ... 12 months) #Asthma ... #Algorithm #Pediatrics ... #Peds #Severe
Algorithm for the Management of Pediatric Asthma - Mild / Moderate / Severe

#Asthma #Algorithm #Management #Pediatrics
Algorithm for the ... Asthma - Mild / ... Moderate / Severe ... #Asthma #Algorithm ... #Peds
Severe Asthma Exacerbation
Signs of a Severe Asthma Exacerbation:
 • Vitals: ↑HR ↑RR ↓SpO2
 • High work
Severe Asthma Exacerbation ... of baseline Treatments ... for Severe Asthma ... #Exacerbation #CriticalCare ... mechanical #management #treatment
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
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Pediatric Dyspnea ... : • Asthma • ... Pneumonia • Asthma ... #Causes #Peds # ... Pediatrics
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Causes of Acute ... Pediatric Cough ... Post-nasal drip - Wheeze ... Crackles • Asthma ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Pediatric Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
CXR Abnormal:
 • Pulmonary Sequestration
 • Congenital Adenoid Cystic
Causes of Pediatric ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Beta-Agonist: • Asthma ... Cystic Fibrosis Wheeze ... #Causes #Peds #
Assessment of the Child with Chronic Asthma
Are there other allergic disorders?
 - Allergic rhinitis
 - Eczema,
Child with Chronic Asthma ... rhinitis needing treatment ... Stress #Chronic #Asthma ... Assessment #diagnosis #peds ... #pediatrics #primarycare
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Seizures - Severe ... asthma - accessory ... LV failure - Low ... peritonitis - Acute ... < 30mmHg) - Severe
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
Severe Influenza ... Consider early high-flow ... suspected Adiunctive treatments ... COPD/asthma or adrenal ... Checklist #Management #CriticalCare