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

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Stridor - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Mechanical: • Larynx fracture ... inhalation • Tracheal injury ... #pulmonary #airway
Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Pneumonia Vascular ... • Pulmonary Embolism ... * Lower Airway ... Upper Airway (Stridor
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
Algorithm for the Diagnosis ... Autoimmune: GPA Lower ... Noisy #Breathing #differential ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #pulmonary
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... below the site of injury ... compression by fractured ... Vascular/Blockage
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Several of the diagnoses ... structural and vascular ... considering the diagnosis ... chest trauma are diagnosed ... With multiple lower
Compressed Airway in Tracheomalacia on Laryngoscopy

Compressed airway - asphyxiation. One of the cause is from external
of breath and stridor ... the child was diagnosed ... cartilage ring fractures ... otolaryngology #pediatrics ... #pulmonary
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
cardiogenic) - Pulmonary ... Cataracts - Macular ... instability (e.g., post-injury ... Recurrent #Falls #Diagnosis ... #Differential #