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An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
sound over central airways ... fold paralysis, Paradoxical ... Autoimmune: GPA Lower Airway ... Stridor #Noisy #Breathing ... #differential #
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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Tachypnea - Differential ... 20/min, shallow breathing ... > 20/min, deep breathing ... Pneumothorax • Upper airway ... obstruction • Paradoxical
APRV - Overview 

Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) uses prolonged periods of high continuous positive airway
- Overview Airway ... continuous positive airway ... of spontaneous breathing ... increased work of breathing ... #Ventilation #Management
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) for the Non-Neonatologist
MR. SOPA:
 - Mask Adjust
 - Reposition Airway
 - Suction
- Reposition Airway ... (36.5-37.5) - Airway ... - Breathing - ... Resuscitation #Program #management
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
inspection of entire breathing ... • If machine/breathing ... type changed. ❸ Breathing ... #Pressure #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Flail Chest- Check out the paradoxical chest wall movement 
Typical management: opiates for analgesia, intubation due
Check out the paradoxical ... movement Typical management ... #Flail #Chest #Breathing
BiPAP titration in CHF
 - Mean airway pressure provides goodness 
 - Ramp up the ePAP
in CHF - Mean airway ... achieve high mean airway ... the work of breathing ... CongestiveHeartFailure #Management
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Rapid Response Management ... Stridor - Upper airway ... Movement - Lower airway ... 12 / shallow breathing ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential
Neonatal Resuscitation - Airway and Breathing
Airway
 • Opened by placing the infants's head in a neutral
and Breathing ... Breathing — mask ... ventilation • If not breathing ... increases, but breathing ... #Breathing #Management
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
and breathing first ... inspection of entire breathing ... catheter). ❸ Breathing ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management