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Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Mediastinal Mass:
 • Thymus (Thymoma, carcinoma, hyperplasia, cyst)
 • Lymphoma
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- Differential ... Diagnosis Anterior ... Tumors • Vascular Mases ... Diagnosis #pulmonary ... #anterior #middle
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Mediastinal Widening - Differential ... : Upper or middle ... Atelectasis, Nodule / mass ... • Masses: Anterior ... Germ cell tumor), Middle
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Stridor - Differential ... High-pitched, variable respiratory ... Hemangioma • Tracheal mass ... #diagnosis #causes ... #pulmonary #airway
Differential Diagnosis of Wheezing
 • Extrathoracic (wheezing Is typically inspiratory): Anaphylaxis, Vocal cord pathology, Laryngeal stenosis,
Differential Diagnosis ... wheezing Is typically inspiratory ... plugs, Mediastinal mass ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #pulmonary
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... crackles in the right middle ... radiography, pink frothy airway ... pressure due to airway ... #differential #diagnosis
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework Anterior ... (Aneurysm) Middle ... benign growth with respiratory ... #Differential #
The table on the left is the overall table for mediastinal masses.
In the next paragraphs we
#Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #Mediastinal #Mass ... #Differential # ... Table #Anterior ... #Middle #Posterior
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
- Attempt to pass ... This can cause life-threatening ... stoma and pull anteriorly ... Emergencies #diagnosis #differential ... #management #pulmonary