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Important Respiratory Distress Pearls

#diagnosis #respiratory #distress #NRDS #RDS #TTN #MAS #neonatal #pediatric #adult #respiratory #adverse #effects
Distress Pearls #diagnosis ... #neonatal #pediatric ... #adult #respiratory ... #ventilation #algorithm ... #causes
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Algorithm Forehead ... Forehead involved = Peripheral ... Compression Tumor, Trauma ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #neurology #sparing
Causes of Peripheral Weakness with Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radiculopathy:
 • Disc
 • Spondylosis
 •
Causes of Peripheral ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Radiculopathy ... Mononeuropathy - Other: • Trauma ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm True ... Rotary Movement Peripheral ... • Ethanol - Trauma ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Causes of Hypotonic ... Algorithm Central ... Atrophy • Trauma ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... cross-reacts with peripheral ... or the axon of peripheral ... Meningococcal), surgery, trauma ... and cauda equina TREATMENT
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... Central Vertigo PERIPHERAL ... often in older adults ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Recent history of trauma ... D-Dimer: ↑ • Peripheral ... Treat primary cause ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #causes #treatment
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... infectious disease caused ... Thin and thick peripheral ... Standard regimen: Adult ... Regimens: • Adult
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
parenchyma and peripheral ... fractures in young adults ... • Diagnosis: ... H/O antecedent trauma ... #management #treatment