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Causes of Chronic Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Poor Growth
 - Non-Specific CXR
Pediatric Cough ... Poorly Controlled Asthma ... /URTl: • Asthma ... #Causes #Peds # ... Pediatrics
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
 •
Pediatric Dyspnea ... Laryngospasm Wheeze: • Asthma ... Pneumonia • Asthma ... Pneumothorax Normal ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Causes of Acute ... Pediatric Cough ... Crackles • Asthma ... #Causes #Peds # ... Pediatrics
Causes of Pediatric Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
CXR Abnormal:
 • Pulmonary Sequestration
 • Congenital Adenoid Cystic
Causes of Pediatric ... CXR Abnormal: ... Beta-Agonist: • Asthma ... Vascular Compression Syndrome ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Coronary Syndrome ... Obstruction • Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Superior vena cava syndrome ... Bronchitis • Chronic ... pulmonary disease • Asthma
Causes of Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Abnormal Chest X-Ray:
 • Chronic Infection (Eg. Fungal, Tuberculosis)
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Abnormal Chest ... FVC < LLN): • Asthma ... Upper Airway Cough Syndrome ... Lower Airway: • Asthma
COPD phenotypes:  Blue Bloaters vs. Pink Puffers
The two most stereotypical forms of COPD are pink
maintain a near-normal ... PaCO2, causing chronic ... dyspnea (eventually ... is similar to asthma ... have an overlap syndrome
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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Acute or chronic ... Compensation, Acute ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... disease (COPD, OSA, Asthma
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
hyperventilation syndrome—a ... common cause of dyspnea ... Causes include asthma ... , chronic bronchitis ... Abnormalities #Abnormal