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

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Stridor - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Retropharyngeal abscess • Acute ... Ludwig's angina Trauma ... #pulmonary #airway
Light's Criteria

Medical Nugget on Light's Criteria for diagnosis of Exudative Pleural Effusion in adults and children.
Pleural Effusion in adults ... Internal Medicine #Respiratory ... LightsCriteria #MedNugget #differential ... #ddxof #pulmonary ... #im #radiology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's ... fraction < 20% Differential ... Complications: MAS ... hepatitis • Pulmonary ... #management #treatment
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Edema - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... respiratory distress ... #edema #NCPE #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
CT Patterns - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Respiratory ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary ... #radiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disease • Acute ... Respiratory Distress ... #Differential #
Selected causes of acute respiratory failure in adults. 
 - Airway disorders 
 - Pulmonary edema
Selected causes of acute ... respiratory failure ... in adults ... #Differential # ... #Diagnosis
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
disorders - Chronic pulmonary ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Blunt Abdominal Trauma ... Infarction • Pulmonary ... #causes #cardiology
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
parenchyma Diagnosis ... is abnormal in adults ... mycobacteria Treatment ... #differential # ... 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 ... Cardiac failure, Pulmonary ... Pneumoconiosis, Bronchitis, Adult ... #diagnosis #causes