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Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
- Differential Diagnosis ... ETIOLOGIES: Infectious ... Retropharyngeal abscess • Acute ... Ludwig's angina Trauma ... #causes #pulmonary
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's ... : • Infectious ... Complications: MAS ... hepatitis • Pulmonary ... #management #treatment
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... cause such as trauma ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
and Management ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... septated hyphae, acute ... #Management #treatment ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
- Differential Diagnosis ... Contaminated food • Respiratory ... and paralysis, acute ... #differential #diagnosis ... #InfectiousDiseases
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
host response to infection ... insufficiency, acute ... commonly due to trauma ... Classification #types #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
host response to infection ... insufficiency, acute ... commonly due to trauma ... Classification #Types #diagnosis ... #management #cold
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Syndrome (GBS) Acute ... to a preceding infection ... Meningococcal), surgery, trauma ... extremity, facial, respiratory ... #management #neurology
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
Differential Diagnosis ... encephalitis, Tumor, Trauma ... Cardiac failure, Pulmonary ... sedatives), Stroke, Infection ... Pneumoconiosis, Bronchitis, Adult
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
fractures in young adults ... days after an acute ... progressive inflammatory infection ... • Diagnosis: ... H/O antecedent trauma