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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 ... NRDS #RDS #TTN #MAS ... #neonatal #pediatric ... #adult #respiratory
Signs and Symptoms of Respiratory Distress Through the Years. 

#signs #symptoms #diagnosis #differential #neonatal #pediatrics #adult
and Symptoms of Respiratory ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis ... differential #neonatal #pediatrics ... #adult #peds #pulmonary ... #respiratory #distress
Light's Criteria

Medical Nugget on Light's Criteria for diagnosis of Exudative Pleural Effusion in adults and children.
Light's Criteria for diagnosis ... Pleural Effusion in adults ... Internal Medicine #Respiratory ... InternalMedicine #Pediatrics ... #Diagnosis #Effusion
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Pediatric Causes ... Pancreatitis - Trauma ... Extra-abdominal: - Upper respiratory ... Abdominal #Pain #Pediatrics ... #Differential #Diagnosis
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 ... • Metabolic acidosis
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis ... osteomyelitis, trauma ... washout • Healthy Adults ... 90% sensitive in pediatrics ... but NOT adults
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
Differential Diagnosis ... of Respiratory ... encephalitis, Tumor, Trauma ... Pneumoconiosis, Bronchitis, Adult ... #differential #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 ... and metabolic acidosis ... due to metabolic acidosis ... Abnormalities #Abnormal #Diagnosis
Causes of Failure to Thrive - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Adequate Calorie Consumption
 - Increased Losses:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Renal Tubular Acidosis ... • Chronic Respiratory ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics