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Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
 •
Body • Heart Disease ... Ketoacidosis • Pulmonary ... Embolism #Dyspnea #SOB ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Disease Coronary ... Artery Disease ... Obstruction • Asthma ... Chronic #Dyspnea #SOB
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Eosinophilic Lung Diseases ... 45yo, F; Hx of asthma ... Weeks) - Hx of asthma ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison
Causes of Pediatric Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
CXR Abnormal:
 • Pulmonary Sequestration
 • Congenital Adenoid Cystic
Causes of Pediatric ... Beta-Agonist: • Asthma ... Endobronchial Disease ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Pulmonary
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... Differential Diagnosis Pulmonary ... exacerbation, Asthma ... Hemorrhage • Chronic: Asthma ... Neuromuscular • Acute: Stroke
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Allergen-specific lgE causes ... allergies, Eczema, Asthma ... reaction, Haemolytic disease ... allergy #table #classification ... #comparison
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
progressing GN • New pulmonary ... Eosinophilia, asthma ... tract, and often causes ... Palpable purpura: strong ... #rheumatology #classification
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
restrictive lung disease ... Cheyne-Stokes Breathing ... Breathing In lung disease ... asthma, chronic ... Breathing #Patterns #Pulmonary
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Palpable purpura: Strong ... carotodynia • TIA, stroke ... deficits, TIA and strokes ... Eosinophilia, asthma ... tract, and often causes
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Causes of Lactate ... presentations and disease ... Seizures - Severe asthma ... output - Acute pulmonary ... #typea #typeb #classification