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Causes of Chronic Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Poor Growth
 - Non-Specific CXR
Pediatric Cough - Differential ... Poorly Controlled Asthma ... /URTl: • Asthma ... - Abnormal CXR ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Assessment of the Child with Chronic Asthma
Are there other allergic disorders?
 - Allergic rhinitis
 - Eczema,
Asthma Are there ... other allergic disorders ... preventer and reliever medication ... #Asthma #Assessment ... #diagnosis #peds
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
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Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential ... Laryngospasm Wheeze: • Asthma ... Pneumonia • Asthma ... Pneumothorax Normal ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Bacterial Pneumonias Chronic ... Postnasal Drip - Chronic ... Lung Abscess - Asthma ... Cardiovascular Disorders ... Cough #Hemoptysis #Differential
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential ... exacerbation, Asthma ... : Asthma, COPD, ... Neuromuscular • Acute: Stroke ... #Causes #Differential
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
Basophilia - Differential ... allergic reaction or asthma ... Myeloproliferative Disorders ... : • Chronic myeloid ... ’s Disease • Asthma
Causes of Pediatric Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
CXR Abnormal:
 • Pulmonary Sequestration
 • Congenital Adenoid Cystic
Pediatric Wheezing - Differential ... Algorithm CXR Abnormal ... Beta-Agonist: • Asthma ... Wheezing #Wheeze #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Abnormalities - Differential ... Takayasu disease • Normal ... Exacerbation of Asthma ... Abnormalities #Disorders ... #Cardiology #Differential
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Pediatric Cough - Differential ... Tachypnea - Normal ... Crackles • Asthma ... #Acute #Cough #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
infection - Atopic asthma ... neuromuscular disorder ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... Tachypnea #Wheeze #Differential