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Important Respiratory Distress Pearls

#diagnosis #respiratory #distress #NRDS #RDS #TTN #MAS #neonatal #pediatric #adult #respiratory #adverse #effects
Important Respiratory ... Distress Pearls #diagnosis ... #respiratory #distress ... NRDS #RDS #TTN #MAS ... neonatal #pediatric #adult
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
- Differential Diagnosis ... High-pitched, variable respiratory ... ETIOLOGIES: Infectious ... Ludwig's angina Trauma ... #differential #diagnosis
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 ... : • Infectious ... Complications: MAS ... Stills #Disease #diagnosis
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Pancreatitis - Trauma ... urinary tract infection ... Extra-abdominal: - Upper respiratory ... tract infection ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
- Differential Diagnosis ... Edwardsiella tarda Respiratory ... Fungi - Causing Respiratory ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #InfectiousDiseases
Acute Pharyngitis: Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Respiratory viruses (25-45%)
 • Group A Strep (5-15%)
 • Other bacteria:
: Differential Diagnosis ... Infectious: • ... Respiratory viruses ... Vocal strain • Trauma ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
- Differential Diagnosis ... Contaminated food • Respiratory ... phase of severe respiratory ... #differential #diagnosis ... #InfectiousDiseases
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... common type in adults ... Infection or cancer ... common type in adults ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Tularemia - Diagnosis ... Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection ... More common in adults ... underlying conditions Diagnosis ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
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 ... #Differential #Diagnosis