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The child with stridor - Assessment and Differential
 - Croup 
 - Epiglottitis: 
 - Bacterial
The child with stridor ... Differential - Croup - Epiglottitis ... abnormality: #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Stridor #Differential
Epiglottitis - Swollen inflamed epiglottis 
Clinical (Rapid onset) 
 • Fever 
 • Sore throat
Epiglottitis - Swollen ... inflamed epiglottis ... catarrhalis #Epiglottitis ... Signs #Causes #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Peds
The Cormack-Lehane Views - These views are important when you actually attempt laryngoscopy or intubation of
actually attempt laryngoscopy ... the vocal cords, epiglottis ... arytenoids clearly on laryngoscopy ... arytenoids and epiglottis ... #Diagnosis #EM #
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Causes of Pediatric Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Present Since Infancy with No Respiratory Distress:
 • Laryngomalacia
Present
Causes of Pediatric Stridor ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Retropharyngeal Abscess* • Epiglottitis ... Foreign Body #Stridor ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Stridor - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... abscess • Acute epiglottitis ... : • Epiglottitis ... #differential #diagnosis
Laryngomalacia on Laryngoscopy

Laryngomalacia is a flaccidity of an area of ​​the throat (supraglottic larynx) that causes
Laryngomalacia on Laryngoscopy ... breathing called stridor ... the mouth, using laryngoscopy ... Sometimes the epiglottic ... Laryngomalacia #Laryngoscopy
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Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Stridor ... Tracheitis • Epiglottitis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
Algorithm for the Diagnosis ... of Wheezing and Stridor ... Stridor: Louder ... Anaphylaxis, Angioedema, Epiglottitis ... #differential #diagnosis
Rapid Pediatric Assessment Diagram:
* Assessment of Appearance
  - Tone: Moves spontaneously, resists examination
  -
Airway Sounds: Stridor ... - Cyanosis #Diagnosis ... #EM #Peds #Rapid
Croup Diagnosis and Management Pearls
Common childhood illness, usually viral and self limiting. Characterised by a seal-like
Croup Diagnosis ... respiratory distress, stridor ... No stridor or recession ... PeterboroughEM #Croup #Diagnosis ... Management #pediatrics #peds