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Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Causes of Acute ... Vascular • Pulmonary ... AECOPD Upper Airway ... (Stridor) • Aspiration ... Acute #Dyspnea #SOB
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
abscess • Acute epiglottitis ... : • Epiglottitis ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #pulmonary #airway ... #physicalexam
Laryngomalacia on Laryngoscopy

Laryngomalacia is a flaccidity of an area of ​​the throat (supraglottic larynx) that causes
supraglottic larynx) that causes ... sucked into the airway ... breathing called stridor ... collapses the airway ... Sometimes the epiglottic
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm Stridor ... Tracheitis • Epiglottitis ... Ketoacidosis • Pulmonary ... Embolism #Dyspnea #SOB ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Lung Findings on Physical Exam
Crackles:
 • Short, discontinuous, sounds mostly heard during inspiration
 • Caused by
collapsed distal airways ... alveoli as seen in pulmonary ... plugging, secretions Stridor ... Lung #Findings #Pulmonary ... #PhysicalExam #
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
surgery related cause ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... Laryngospasm and stridor ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... #Differential #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
Laryngospasm and Stridor ... Consider other causes ... negative-pressure pulmonary ... #Laryngospasm #Stridor ... #Anesthesiology
Supraglottoplasty for Laryngomalacia on Laryngoscopy

Laryngomalacia is flaccidity of an area of ​​the throat (supraglottic larynx) that
supraglottic larynx) that causes ... sucked into the airway ... breathing called stridor ... collapses the airway ... Sometimes the epiglottic
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
should identify any cause ... Consider potential causes ... Laryngospasm and stridor ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... Hypoxia #Cyanosis #Anesthesiology
Compressed Airway in Tracheomalacia on Laryngoscopy

Compressed airway - asphyxiation. One of the cause is from external
Compressed Airway ... Compressed airway ... One of the cause ... of breath and stridor ... otolaryngology #pediatrics #pulmonary