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Assessment of the Child with Chronic Asthma
Are there other allergic disorders?
 - Allergic rhinitis
 - Eczema,
Child with Chronic Asthma ... Are there other allergic ... - Allergic rhinitis ... Stress #Chronic #Asthma ... Assessment #diagnosis #peds
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Eosinophil Disorders ... FOR TESTING: • Peripheral ... blood eosinophilia ... common causes are asthma ... , allergy, drug
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
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Laryngospasm Wheeze ... : • Asthma • ... Viral Induced Wheeze ... Pneumonia • Asthma ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
with tachypnea or wheeze ... infection - Atopic asthma ... family history of allergy ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... Infant #Tachypnea #Wheeze
Causes of Pediatric Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
CXR Abnormal:
 • Pulmonary Sequestration
 • Congenital Adenoid Cystic
Beta-Agonist: • Asthma ... Cystic Fibrosis Wheeze ... #Wheezing #Wheeze ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Post-nasal drip - Wheeze ... Crackles • Asthma ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
Allergic Bronchopulmonary ... with underlying asthma ... Aspergillus • Peripheral ... eosinophilia and ... @PulmPEEPs #Allergic