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Important Respiratory Distress Pearls

#diagnosis #respiratory #distress #NRDS #RDS #TTN #MAS #neonatal #pediatric #adult #respiratory #adverse #effects
Distress Pearls #diagnosis ... NRDS #RDS #TTN #MAS ... neonatal #pediatric #adult ... #effects #pulmonary ... ventilation #algorithm #causes
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's ... Differential Diaqnoses ... Complications: MAS ... hepatitis • Pulmonary ... Prunelle Getten #AdultOnset
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
- Differential Diagnosis ... High-pitched, variable respiratory ... Ludwig's angina Trauma ... Hemangioma • Tracheal mass ... #causes #pulmonary
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Tachypnea: Respiratory ... shallow breathing in adults ... • Hyperpnea: Respiratory ... Post-Ictal/Grand mal
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Steps for Blood Gas ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #AcidBase ... Interpretation #Diagnosis
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
Breathing Normal The respiratory ... min in normal adults ... include respiratory ... Breathing #Patterns #Pulmonary ... Abnormalities #Abnormal #Diagnosis
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... leading to increased pulmonary ... there is no clear cause ... such as trauma ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
Differential Diagnosis ... encephalitis, Tumor, Trauma ... Pneumoconiosis, Bronchitis, Adult ... #acidbase #acidosis ... #causes
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
- Differential Diagnosis ... Contaminated food • Respiratory ... endemic fungi cause ... #differential #diagnosis ... #InfectiousDiseases