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The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
- with viral infections ... infection - ... disorder - Other causes ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... Tachypnea #Wheeze #Differential
Cervical Lymphadenopathy - Lymph Node Drainage
Preauricular nodes - Drain scalp, skin
 • Differential diagnosis: Scalp infections,
cell carcinomas Posterior ... genitourinary tract, pulmonary ... Mononucleosis, upper respiratory ... lymphomas, leukemias Anterior ... tongue, oropharynx, anterior
Differential Diagnosis of Wheezing
 • Extrathoracic (wheezing Is typically inspiratory): Anaphylaxis, Vocal cord pathology, Laryngeal stenosis,
Differential Diagnosis ... Is typically inspiratory ... aspiration, Parasitic infection ... Diagnosis #Causes ... #pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
and/or chills • Wheezing ... Most Common Causes ... rhonchi, scattered wheezing ... , and inspiratory ... #differential #
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
- Differential ... Contaminated food • Respiratory ... endemic fungi cause ... pain, hemoptysis, wheezing ... #differential #
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
Mediastinal Mass - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework Anterior ... benign growth with respiratory ... These include infections ... lymph nodes) • Wheezing
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
on MRA/CTA • Anterior ... Reversible course Differential ... Diagnosis: • Infection ... the underlying cause ... until cause identified