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Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Framework - Not all that wheezes is asthma
Vibrations of turbulent flow against
Framework - Not ... against narrowed airway ... - Anaphylaxis, Paradoxical ... or paralysis, GERD ... #Framework #pulmonary
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework: High-pitched ... : Thoracic trachea ... #causes #pulmonary ... #airway #physicalexam
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

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

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
Algorithm for the Diagnosis ... sound over central airways ... Functional: Vocal fold paralysis ... , Paradoxical vocal ... #algorithm #pulmonary
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Definitions ... • Asthma • COPD ... Pneumothorax • Upper airway ... obstruction • Paradoxical
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Massive ... 300 mL in 24h Airway ... hemorrhage (DAH), AVM, Thoracic ... #pulmonary #causes