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The child with stridor - Assessment and Differential
 - Croup 
 - Epiglottitis: 
 - Bacterial
and Differential ... foreign body - Laryngomalacia ... or congenital airway ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Assessment
Basic preoperative airway assessment conducted by anesthesiologists to assess intubation difficulty, along with the two commonly
Basic preoperative airway ... assessment conducted ... assess intubation difficulty ... Mallampati Classification ... : Mallampati Classification
Predicting a Difficult Airway
Prior to attempting intubation one should assess the airway. 
3-3-2 rule indicates normal
Predicting a Difficult ... Mallampati Classification ... - Classification ... are visible: #Difficult ... #Assessment #Preop
Laryngomalacia on Laryngoscopy

Laryngomalacia is a flaccidity of an area of ​​the throat (supraglottic larynx) that causes
Laryngomalacia on ... sucked into the airway ... symptoms, with difficulty ... collapses the airway ... otolaryngology #pediatrics
Anatomic Features Associated With Difficult Airways in Children
 • Impingement on airway lumen
 • Cervical spine
Associated With Difficult ... Airways in Children ... EBmedicine #Difficult ... #peds #pediatrics ... anatomy #anesthesia #differential
Supraglottoplasty for Laryngomalacia on Laryngoscopy

Laryngomalacia is flaccidity of an area of ​​the throat (supraglottic larynx) that
Laryngoscopy Laryngomalacia ... sucked into the airway ... symptoms, with difficulty ... collapses the airway ... otolaryngology #pediatrics
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
neuropsychological assessment ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential ... #Subtypes #Classification ... Workup #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... is particularly difficult ... thorough physical assessment ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential ... #typea #typeb #classification
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... with exertion, difficulty ... • Other common assessment ... pressure due to airway ... edema #causes #differential