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Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Stridor - Upper airway ... Epiglottitis • Vocal cord ... pneumothorax, COPD ... compliance (e.g., flail ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential
Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Framework - Not all that wheezes is asthma
Vibrations of turbulent flow against
against narrowed airway ... - Anaphylaxis, Paradoxical ... vocal cord motion ... , Vocal cord edema ... bronchi: - Asthma/COPD
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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Dyspnea - Differential ... of Dyspnea: • Airways ... - Asthma - COPD ... - Obesity - Flail ... #dyspnea #sob #differential
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

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

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Stridor - Differential ... Hemangiomas • Vocal cord ... Anaphylaxis • Vocal cord ... diagnosis #causes #pulmonary ... #airway #physicalexam
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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Tachypnea - Differential ... • Asthma • COPD ... Pneumothorax • Upper airway ... obstruction • Paradoxical ... Tachypnea #Hyperpnea #Differential