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The child with stridor - Assessment and Differential
 - Croup 
 - Epiglottitis: 
 - Bacterial
The child with stridor ... Assessment and Differential ... - Croup - Epiglottitis ... or congenital airway ... #Differential #
Omega Epiglottis - Airway Intubation on Video Laryngoscopy 

Sam Ghali, M.D. @EM_RESUS

#Omega #Epiglottis #Airway #Intubation #clinical
Omega Epiglottis ... - Airway Intubation ... on Video Laryngoscopy ... #Airway #Intubation ... #clinical #laryngoscopy
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
Stridor: Louder ... sound over central airways ... Anaphylaxis, Angioedema, Epiglottitis ... Autoimmune: GPA Lower Airway ... Noisy #Breathing #differential
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Stridor - Differential ... abscess • Acute epiglottitis ... : • Epiglottitis ... #differential # ... causes #pulmonary #airway
Laryngomalacia on Laryngoscopy

Laryngomalacia is a flaccidity of an area of ​​the throat (supraglottic larynx) that causes
Laryngomalacia on Laryngoscopy ... sucked into the airway ... breathing called stridor ... collapses the airway ... Sometimes the epiglottic
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway ... • Difficult laryngoscopy ... Difficult surgical airway ... Video-assisted laryngoscopy ... #algorithm #Anesthesiology
Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Acute Dyspnea - Differential ... Embolism* Lower Airway ... AECOPD Upper Airway ... (Stridor) • Aspiration ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential
Causes of Pediatric Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Present Since Infancy with No Respiratory Distress:
 • Laryngomalacia
Present
Causes of Pediatric Stridor ... - Differential ... Retropharyngeal Abscess* • Epiglottitis ... Foreign Body #Stridor ... #Differential #
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Management Algorithm Stridor ... - Upper airway ... Subglottic stenosis • Epiglottitis ... Movement - Lower airway ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential
Hypoxemia in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Management: 

• increase Fi02 to 100% - verify!
Hypoxemia in Anesthesiology ... - Differential ... check ETC02 / peak airway ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #Anesthesiology ... #Differential #