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Asthma	and	Status	Asthmaticus
#Pharm #Management #Peds #Asthma #Status #Asthmaticus #Treatment #Options #Table #PEMSource
Asthma and Status ... Pharm #Management #Peds ... #Asthma #Status ... #Asthmaticus #Treatment
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Acute Pediatric Cough ... Post-nasal drip - Wheeze ... Crackles • Asthma ... pneumonia #Acute #Cough ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
therapies for Asthma ... , Asthma-COPD Overlap ... , and ACO initially ... ACO = asthma-COPD ... Differences #Algorithm #Treatment
Causes of Chronic Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Poor Growth
 - Non-Specific CXR
Chronic Pediatric Cough ... Poorly Controlled Asthma ... /URTl: • Asthma ... • Habit Cough ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
 •
Laryngospasm Wheeze ... : • Asthma • ... Viral Induced Wheeze ... Pneumonia • Asthma ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Asthma vs COPD Presentation and Diagnosis
Asthma:
 • Epidemiology: Age usually < 45, History (personal or family)
Asthma vs COPD Presentation ... and Diagnosis Asthma ... frequent • Symptoms: Cough ... , Dyspnea, Wheeze ... years • Symptoms: Cough
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
Eosinophilic Pneumonia
When to suspect Eosinophilic Pneumonia? Non-resolving pneumonia + BAL > 25% eosinophils + excluded more
hx - Fever+, Cough ... Effusions - Rare Peripheral ... tobacco hx, >60% asthma ... Progressive SOB + Cough ... edema" - Common Peripheral
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
with tachypnea or wheeze ... infection - Atopic asthma ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... Infant #Tachypnea #Wheeze
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