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Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Hypoxemic Respiratory ... drive due to neurologic ... obesity-hypoventilation syndrome ... DIFFUSION DISORDER • Difficulty ... hepatopulmonary syndrome
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
High-pitched, variable respiratory ... • Recurrent respiratory ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #pulmonary #airway ... #physicalexam
Differential Diagnosis of Wheezing
 • Extrathoracic (wheezing Is typically inspiratory): Anaphylaxis, Vocal cord pathology, Laryngeal stenosis,
wheezing Is typically inspiratory ... Intrathoracic, upper airway ... Churg-Strauss syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #pulmonary
Manifestations of Anaphylaxis by Body System

Dermatologic/mucosal

 - Eyes: periorbital swelling/erythema, injected conjunctiva, tears

 - Oral mucosa:
- Lower airway ... arrest - Upper airway ... constriction; dry cough; difficulty ... Gastrointestinal - Nausea ... abdominal cramps Neurologic
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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• Tachypnea: Respiratory ... • Hyperpnea: Respiratory ... deep breathing Pulmonary ... Pneumothorax • Upper airway ... Tachypnea: • Pulmonary
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Uncommon Causes ... with exertion, difficulty ... radiography, pink frothy airway ... /Symptoms: - Respiratory ... pressure due to airway
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... • Mounier-Kuhn syndrome ... dyskinesia • Young syndrome ... wheezing, and inspiratory
Post-Concussive Syndrome
Thinking/Remembering 
 • Difficulty thinking clearly 
 • Feeling slowed down 
 • Difficulty concentrating
Post-Concussive Syndrome ... Remembering • Difficulty ... Headache • Nausea ... Post #Concussive #Syndrome ... #Concussion #Neurology
Paradoxical Respirations in Diaphragmatic Paralysis

Note the paradoxical movement of the abdomen during inspiration. The accessory inspiratory
The accessory inspiratory ... This change causes ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam ... #Pulmonary #Respiratory
Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) - Early application of airway pressure release ventilation may reduce the
Airway Pressure ... application of airway ... distress syndrome ... oxygenation and respiratory ... VisualAbstract #Pulmonary