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An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
fold paralysis, Paradoxical ... Bronchoconstriction: Asthma, COPD ... Peribronchial pulmonary ... #Breathing #differential ... diagnosis #algorithm #pulmonary
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Stridor - Differential ... High-pitched, variable respiratory ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes #pulmonary ... #airway #physicalexam
Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Framework - Not all that wheezes is asthma
Vibrations of turbulent flow against
Wheezing - Differential ... - Anaphylaxis, Paradoxical ... vocal cord motion ... , Vocal cord edema ... Diagnosis #Framework #pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
and/or chills • Wheezing ... Loss of weight • Chest ... , and inspiratory ... high-resolution chest ... #differential #