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Signs and Symptoms of Respiratory Distress Through the Years. 

#signs #symptoms #diagnosis #differential #neonatal #pediatrics #adult
signs #symptoms #diagnosis ... #differential # ... neonatal #pediatrics ... #adult #peds #pulmonary ... #causes
Causes of Pediatric Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Present Since Infancy with No Respiratory Distress:
 • Laryngomalacia
Present
Causes of Pediatric ... Stridor - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Causes #Peds # ... Pediatrics #Pulmonary
Assessment of the Child with Chronic Asthma
Are there other allergic disorders?
 - Allergic rhinitis
 - Eczema,
Other causes should ... rhinitis needing treatment ... - Stress # ... #Assessment #diagnosis ... #peds #pediatrics
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
— respiratory distress ... disorder - Other causes ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Infant ... #Assessment #Wheezing
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... Most Common Causes ... mycobacteria Treatment ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... pneumonia • Chronic ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential # ... #treatment #diagnosis
Preterm Infant Complications - Differential Diagnosis
Respiratory:
 • Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTN)
 • Respiratory Distress
Diagnosis Respiratory ... • Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome (RDS) • Chronic ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Therefore, conditions caused ... a rigid chest cage ... aspergillosis - Chronic ... lung #diseases #differential ... #diagnosis #mnemonic
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection is caused ... presenting with chest ... Pulse deficit/differential ... deficit • Shock Treatment ... Aortic #Dissection #diagnosis
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
acute respiratory distress ... • Chronic toxicity ... (e.g., chronic ... Pleuritic chest ... Exclude other causes