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Causes of Pediatric Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Present Since Infancy with No Respiratory Distress:
 • Laryngomalacia
Present
Causes of Pediatric ... Stridor - Differential ... Hemangioma • Vocal Cord ... Hemangioma • Vocal Cord ... #Pulmonary
Signs and Symptoms of Respiratory Distress Through the Years. 

#signs #symptoms #diagnosis #differential #neonatal #pediatrics #adult
Signs and Symptoms ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #differential ... #neonatal #pediatrics ... #adult #peds #pulmonary
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
deficiency - Syrinx ... Lower motor neuron symptoms ... Upper motor neuron symptoms ... unilateral) #SpinalCord ... syndromes #lesions #differential
Causes of Urinary Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Transient - Easily reversible cause (DIAPPERS)
Incontinence - Differential ... Precipitated by cold ... Contraction - Signs ... neuropathy or spinal cord ... #Incontinence #Differential
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... Framework Spinal cord ... and signs below ... level of spinal cord ... Causes: 1.
Clinical features of shock from dehydration in an infant

Decreased level of consciousness 
Sunken fontanelle 
Dry mucous
urine output Cold ... Extremities #PhysicalExam ... #Signs #Symptoms ... Dehydration #Peds #Pediatrics
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Hemangiomas • Vocal cord ... Anaphylaxis • Vocal cord ... #diagnosis #causes ... #pulmonary #airway ... #physicalexam
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
sliding/barcode sign ... pleura in severe cases ... lung sliding COPD ... #differential # ... diagnosis #signs
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
Brudzinski’s Sign ... Passive neck flexion causes ... spinal cord movement ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam ... #Pediatrics #Peds
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
of the spinal cord ... • Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... • Infectious causes ... management #neurology #differential