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Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Acute Pediatric Cough ... Algorithm No Fever ... Post-nasal drip - Wheeze ... Crackles • Asthma ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Chronic Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Poor Growth
 - Non-Specific CXR
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Poor ... Poorly Controlled Asthma ... /URTl: • Asthma ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Cough - Diagnostic ... Irritant/Exposure: Allergic ... Airway Disease: Asthma ... #Diagnosis #Schema ... #Differential #Algorithm
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Stridor ... : • Asthma • ... Pneumonia • Asthma ... #Peds #Pediatrics
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
- Clinical Conditions ... infection - Atopic asthma ... family history of allergy ... Other causes #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Pediatric Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
CXR Abnormal:
 • Pulmonary Sequestration
 • Congenital Adenoid Cystic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm CXR ... Beta-Agonist: • Asthma ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Allergic Rhinitis
Mild to severe persistent nasal mucosal inflammation to specific allergic triggers
WHO? 
 • 1 in
Allergic Rhinitis ... Associations: • Asthma ... Conjunctivitis Clinical ... Clear Rhinorrhea, Cough ... #Rhinitis #diagnosis
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
with underlying asthma ... WHAT ARE THE CLINICAL ... • Increased cough ... Aspergillus • Peripheral ... ABPA #pulmonary #diagnosis
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Disorders Testing Algorithm ... FOR TESTING: • Peripheral ... common causes are asthma ... , allergy, drug ... #Differential #diagnosis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
difficult airway - Allergies ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... - Aortic - Peripheral ... stratification #diagnosis