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Dyspnea. A systems based approach from @DocMartins94
The workup of a patient with dyspnea (shortness of breath)
the underlying cause ... #OutOfBreath #Wheezing ... #ChestTightness
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
Transient early wheezing ... - Non-atopic wheezing ... asthma — recurrent wheezing ... disorder - Other causes ... Differential #Assessment #Wheezing
Causes of Pediatric Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
CXR Abnormal:
 • Pulmonary Sequestration
 • Congenital Adenoid Cystic
Causes of Pediatric ... Wheezing - Differential ... Structural Anomaly #Wheezing ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Differential Diagnosis of Wheezing
 • Extrathoracic (wheezing Is typically inspiratory): Anaphylaxis, Vocal cord pathology, Laryngeal stenosis,
Differential Diagnosis of Wheezing ... Extrathoracic (wheezing ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Wheezing ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Lung Findings on Physical Exam
Crackles:
 • Short, discontinuous, sounds mostly heard during inspiration
 • Caused by
inspiration • Caused ... expiration • Caused ... • High-pitched wheezing ... sound caused by ... sounds a lot like wheezing
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
the Diagnosis of Wheezing ... central airways Wheezing ... Lower Airway Wheezing ... Infarction) #Wheezing
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... found in 60% of cases ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes
Clinical manifestations of anaphylaxis. 
Neurological (<15%): Dizziness, syncope, seizures, Confusion, impending doom. headache
Angioedema: Lips, tongue, orbit,
dyspnea, cough/wheezing ... arrest GI (>40%): Nausea
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
URT inflammation causes ... within GI and URT causes ... Maternal viremia causes ... Hematogenous spread causes ... evasion techniques cause
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
SOB, sinusitis, wheezing ... food hx; Fever, wheezing