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Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
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Laryngospasm Wheeze: • Asthma ... Pneumonia • Asthma ... #SOB #ShortnessOfBreath ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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Takayasu disease • Normal ... Exacerbation of Asthma ... (delayed/slow upstroke ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
has a number of causes ... Cheyne-Stokes Breathing ... of dyspnea and ... asthma, chronic ... Abnormalities #Abnormal
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... sx overlap with normal ... typical HF sx: dyspnea ... teratogenic GDMT meds ... diagnosis #management #cardiology