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The child with stridor - Assessment and Differential
 - Croup 
 - Epiglottitis: 
 - Bacterial
The child with stridor ... Differential - Croup - Epiglottitis ... foreign body - Laryngomalacia ... abnormality: #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Pediatric Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Present Since Infancy with No Respiratory Distress:
 • Laryngomalacia
Present
Causes of Pediatric ... Stridor - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Distress: • Laryngomalacia ... Retropharyngeal Abscess* • Epiglottitis
Laryngomalacia on Laryngoscopy

Laryngomalacia is a flaccidity of an area of ​​the throat (supraglottic larynx) that causes
Laryngoscopy Laryngomalacia ... breathing called stridor ... Sometimes the epiglottic ... bronchoscopy #clinical ... otolaryngology #pediatrics
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Diagnosis Framework ... abscess • Acute epiglottitis ... /Acquired: • Laryngomalacia ... : • Epiglottitis ... #differential #diagnosis
Epiglottitis - Swollen inflamed epiglottis 
Clinical (Rapid onset) 
 • Fever 
 • Sore throat
Epiglottitis - Swollen ... inflamed epiglottis ... Clinical (Rapid ... Signs #Causes #Diagnosis ... Differential #Peds #Pediatrics
Supraglottoplasty for Laryngomalacia on Laryngoscopy

Laryngomalacia is flaccidity of an area of ​​the throat (supraglottic larynx) that
on Laryngoscopy ... breathing called stridor ... Sometimes the epiglottic ... bronchoscopy #clinical ... otolaryngology #pediatrics
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
 •
Pediatric Dyspnea ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Stridor ... Tracheitis • Epiglottitis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Anatomical Differences Between Pediatric and Adult Airways 
Pediatric airway is... 
• Proportionally smaller larynx 
• Narrowest
Differences Between Pediatric ... Adult Airways Pediatric ... vocal cords) • Epiglottis ... Differences #Anatomical #CriticalCare ... #Intubation #Diagnosis
Caustic Ingestion

Extent Of injury by caustic agents determined by 
• Duration ot tissue contact 
• Ability
Concentration Clinical ... • Hoarseness, stridor ... • Epiglottitis ... Ingestion #Emergency #Diagnosis
Compressed Airway in Tracheomalacia on Laryngoscopy

Compressed airway - asphyxiation. One of the cause is from external
Tracheomalacia on Laryngoscopy ... of breath and stridor ... the child was diagnosed ... #bronchoscopy #clinical ... otolaryngology #pediatrics