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

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Stridor - Differential ... • Hereditary ... angioedema Congenital ... stenosis #Stridor #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Facial Swelling from Hereditary Angioedema on Physical Examination

19 year old Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) patient from Turkey.
Swelling from Hereditary ... Angioedema on Physical ... 19 year old Hereditary ... Angioedema (HAE ... #Angioedema #clinical
Tranexamic Acid - Indications and Pharmacology
Pharmacokinetics:
 • MOA: Inhibits plasminogen activation to plasmin & inhibits fibrinolysis
swelling in w/ hereditary ... angioedema) • ... : Urine Common Uses ... rapid injection; Nausea ... Hypersensitivity & anaphylaxis
Angioedema - Classification Diagnosis and Treatment
Types of Angioedema:
 • Acute allergic angioedema - Usually occurs with
Angioedema - Classification ... Acute allergic angioedema ... urticaria • Hereditary ... angioedema - Rare ... cell-mediated in > 90% of cases
Causes of Hypocomplementemia - CHAMPS Mnemonic
C - Cryoglobulinemia (85%), C3 glomerulopathy, cirrhosis
H - Heavy Chain deposition
Causes of Hypocomplementemia ... deposition disease, hereditary ... angioedema A - ... Mnemonic #diagnosis #differential
Peripheral Neuropathy - Diagnostic Schema and Differential Diagnosis

Hereditary
Common Causes
Rapid Onset
Subacute/Chronic Onset
 - Multifocal
 - Focal
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Diagnostic Schema and Differential ... Diagnosis Hereditary ... Common Causes ... Peripheral #Neuropathy #Differential ... Schema #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Angioedema: Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mast-cell mediated:
 • IgE dependent allergic reactions: Food, Drugs, Latex, Stings
Causes of Angioedema ... : Differential Diagnosis ... mediated: • ACEi • Hereditary ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Causes
Clinical manifestations of anaphylaxis. 
Neurological (<15%): Dizziness, syncope, seizures, Confusion, impending doom. headache
Angioedema: Lips, tongue, orbit,
Clinical manifestations ... of anaphylaxis. ... doom. headache Angioedema ... arrest GI (>40%): Nausea ... incontinence #anaphylaxis
Occult Causes of Non-Response to Vasopressors

vital disclaimer: the cognitive response to hypotension should not be reaching
Occult Causes of ... hypothyroid - anaphylaxis ... toxicologic - 2nd cause ... #Vasopressors #Differential ... #Causes #RebelEM
Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Causes of Acute ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Aspiration* • Anaphylaxis ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes