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Acute Voice Hoarseness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Constant - Infectious:
 • Viral Laryngitis
 • Fungal Laryngitis (Monilia)
Acute Voice Hoarseness ... Smoking, Allergies, Vocal ... Overuse Variable - Hyperfunction ... #Vocal #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Vocal Cord Paralysis on Bronchoscopy
Bronchogenic carcinoma sometimes presents dysphonia as the first symptom. This patient complained
Vocal Cord Paralysis ... complained of hoarseness ... Note the vocal cord ... doencasdotorax #Vocal
Medications associated with neuroleptic malignant syndrome

First-generation and second-generation antipsychotics are dopamine receptor antagonists, which produce a
of dopaminergic hypofunction ... Medications #Drugs #Causes
Basic algorithm for diagnosis and management of hoarseness

Image Source: Peng  KA , Kim I,
management of hoarseness ... Surgery: A case ... www.amazon.com/Surgery-Case ... ; #diagnosis; #hoarseness
Chronic Voice Hoarseness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious:
 • Bacterial Infection
 • Fungal Infection (Monilia)
Inflammatory:
 • Chronic
Chronic Voice Hoarseness ... Neurological: • Vocal ... Chronic #Voice #Hoarseness ... #Vocal #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Pediatric Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Present Since Infancy with No Respiratory Distress:
 • Laryngomalacia
Present
Causes of Pediatric ... Hemangioma • Vocal ... Hemangioma • Vocal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Anosmia / Smell Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nasal Obstruction/ URTI:
 • Septal Deviation
 • Allergic Rhinitis
Mellitus • Adrenal Hypofunction ... • Adrenal Hyperfunction ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - Causes ... Hyperreflexia Focal ... Deep coma (any cause ... Guillain-Barré syndrome) Focal ... Hyperreflexia #Testing #Causes
Peripheral Neuropathy - Diagnostic Schema and Differential Diagnosis

Hereditary
Common Causes
Rapid Onset
Subacute/Chronic Onset
 - Multifocal
 - Focal
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Hereditary Common Causes ... Multifocal - Focal ... Schema #Algorithm #Causes
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
breathing Pulmonary Causes ... • Paradoxical vocal ... PVFM) Cardiac Causes ... Hematologic Causes ... acidosis of any cause