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Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
abscess • Acute epiglottitis ... Hemangiomas • Vocal cord ... : • Epiglottitis ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #pulmonary #airway
Causes of Pediatric Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Present Since Infancy with No Respiratory Distress:
 • Laryngomalacia
Present
Causes of Pediatric ... Stridor - Differential ... Hemangioma • Vocal Cord ... Retropharyngeal Abscess* • Epiglottitis ... Peds #Pediatrics #Pulmonary
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
sound over central airways ... Anaphylaxis, Angioedema, Epiglottitis ... Autoimmune: GPA Lower Airway ... Peribronchial pulmonary ... diagnosis #algorithm #pulmonary
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Management Algorithm Stridor ... - Upper airway ... Subglottic stenosis • Epiglottitis ... • Vocal cord ... Movement - Lower airway
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
Vocal Cord Dysfunction on Laryngoscopy

Mark Ramzy, DO, EMT-P @MRamzyDO

All that wheezes is not asthma! Don’t forget
Vocal Cord Dysfunction ... on Laryngoscopy ... for wheezing (or stridor ... #Laryngoscopy # ... clinical #video #airway
Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Causes of Acute ... Vascular • Pulmonary ... Embolism* Lower Airway ... AECOPD Upper Airway ... (Stridor) • Aspiration
Stridor from Vocal Cord Paralysis on Physical Exam (Audio)

The video shows high-pitched noise (stridor) from vocal
Cord Paralysis ... ) from vocal cord ... dyspnea: is there an airway ... #Vocal #Cord #Paralysis ... clinical #video #pulmonary
Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Framework - Not all that wheezes is asthma
Vibrations of turbulent flow against
against narrowed airway ... inspiratory sound - Epiglottitis ... Paradoxical vocal cord ... motion, Vocal cord ... Diagnosis #Framework #pulmonary
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway ... • Asthma • COPD ... Pneumonia • ARDS • COPD ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes