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Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Epiglottitis • Vocal ... cord dysfunction ... pneumothorax, COPD ... /asthma • Pleural ... 12 / shallow breathing
Asthma vs COPD Presentation and Diagnosis
Asthma:
 • Epidemiology: Age usually < 45, History (personal or family)
Asthma vs COPD Presentation ... between attacks COPD ... Subxiphoid PMI • COPD ... #COPD #comparison ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
• Functional: Vocal ... Bronchoconstriction: Asthma ... , COPD, Anaphylaxis ... Peribronchial pulmonary ... Stridor #Noisy #Breathing
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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20/min, shallow breathing ... > 20/min, deep breathing ... Tachypnea: • Asthma ... • COPD • Pneumonia ... • Paradoxical vocal