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

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
- Differential Diagnosis ... ETIOLOGIES: Infectious ... Ludwig's angina Trauma ... #causes #pulmonary ... #airway #physicalexam
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
: • Recurrent infection ... wheezing, and inspiratory ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... is abnormal in adults ... #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 ... Pneumothorax • Upper airway
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Findings in the Trauma ... Implications Respiratory ... fracture-dislocation - Airway ... Gastrointestinal (GI) gas pattern ... #diagnosis #signs
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
min in normal adults ... may show this pattern ... because narrowed airways ... #Pulmonary #Abnormalities ... #Abnormal #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 ... sedatives), Stroke, Infection ... Airway: Obstruction ... Pneumoconiosis, Bronchitis, Adult