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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
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... Seizures - Severe asthma ... LV failure - Low ... #typea #typeb #classification
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
which all carry treatment ... Starved stateā€ where ... convert Pyruvate to Lactate ... both conditions, low ... #diagnosis #differential
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
Influenza Checklist Diagnostic ... Consider early high-flow ... fiQT) - Beta-lactam ... suspected Adiunctive treatments ... COPD/asthma or adrenal