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Causes of Pediatric Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
CXR Abnormal:
 • Pulmonary Sequestration
 • Congenital Adenoid Cystic
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Bronchogenic Cyst ... • Mediastinal Mass ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Mediastinal Mass:
 • Thymus (Thymoma, carcinoma, hyperplasia, cyst)
 • Lymphoma
 •
- Differential ... Diagnosis Anterior ... , hyperplasia, cyst ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #pulmonary
Differential Diagnosis of Wheezing
 • Extrathoracic (wheezing Is typically inspiratory): Anaphylaxis, Vocal cord pathology, Laryngeal stenosis,
Differential Diagnosis ... Is typically inspiratory ... plugs, Mediastinal mass ... Diagnosis #Causes ... #pulmonary
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
Algorithm for the Diagnosis ... Peribronchial pulmonary ... Noisy #Breathing #differential ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #pulmonary
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Diagnosis Framework ... • Bronchogenic cyst ... Hemangioma • Tracheal mass ... #diagnosis #causes ... #pulmonary #airway
Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Framework - Not all that wheezes is asthma
Vibrations of turbulent flow against
Wheezing - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Compression: Mediastinal mass ... Diagnosis #Framework ... #pulmonary #wheeze
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
cavitating lung mass ... - bronchogenic cyst ... #Diagnosis # ... Cavitary #Lesions #Differential ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
arise within a mass ... In the differential ... diagnosis there ... associated pulmonary ... #Clinical #Diagnosis
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
), Cardiogenic pulmonary ... Other causes of respiratory ... airway / remove mask ... #Ventilation #diagnosis ... #indications #pulmonary
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... benign growth with respiratory ... lymph nodes) • Wheezing ... Diagnosis #causes