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Causes of Chronic Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Poor Growth
 - Non-Specific CXR
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infection - Abnormal ... • Tumor Normal ... • Asthma - Abnormal ... Congenital Anomaly - Normal
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Causes of Acute Pediatric ... Cough - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tachypnea - Normal ... Tachypnea - Normal
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... ) • Abnormal physical ... exam, etc) • Abnormal ... CXR: refer + order ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Normal (Negative) Babinski / Plantar Reflex

The plantar reflex is a reflex elicited when the sole of
Normal (Negative ... The plantar reflex ... stimulated with a blunt instrument ... In normal adults ... Plantar #Negative #Normal
Causes of Pediatric Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
CXR Abnormal:
 • Pulmonary Sequestration
 • Congenital Adenoid Cystic
Causes of Pediatric ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... CXR Abnormal: ... Aspiration • GE Reflux ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Asthma vs COPD Presentation and Diagnosis
Asthma:
 • Epidemiology: Age usually < 45, History (personal or family)
Exam: Usually normal ... Spirometry often normal ... or near normal ... : Persistently abnormal ... #Asthma #COPD #comparison
Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR)

This primitive reflex found in newborn babies that normally vanishes around 4
Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex ... This primitive reflex ... newborn babies that normally ... Neurology #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Normal #Primitive
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Relative - Normal ... Positive - Low/Normal ... Saturation 90%, Abnormal ... Heart Disease Abnormal ... Shortness of Breath, Cough
Causes of Congenital Anomalies - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malformation
 • Embryonic development failure or inadequacy (often multifactorial)
Deformation
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Deformation • Abnormal ... distorting otherwise normal ... of previously normal ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Positive (Abnormal) Babinski Reflex / Plantar Reflex

The plantar reflex is a reflex elicited when the sole
Positive (Abnormal ... ) Babinski Reflex ... stimulated with a blunt instrument ... In normal adults ... Plantar #Positive #Abnormal