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Causes of Pediatric Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Present Since Infancy with No Respiratory Distress:
 • Laryngomalacia
Present
Pediatric Stridor - Differential ... No Respiratory Distress ... Retropharyngeal Abscess ... Body #Stridor #Differential ... Peds #Pediatrics #Pulmonary
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
hemorrhage • Treatment ... several months of treatment ... Aeruginosa - Strep ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Preseptal Cellulitis vs Orbital Cellulitis
Preseptal Cellulitis
 • Unlikely to have complications
 • Due to external source
Staph aureus, Strep ... pneumo + other Strep ... vision, brain abscess ... • Same micro as ... orbital #Cellulitis #comparison
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
Differential diagnosis ... Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep ... tuberculosis, M. abscessus ... #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Differential
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Airways: 
 • Bronchitis
 • Bronchiectasis
 • Malignancy: Primary bronchogenic CA, Endobronchial
Hemoptysis - Differential ... westermani, PNA, Lung abscess ... Cardiac/Vascular: • AVMs ... #Hemoptysis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterium abscessus ... likely to cause pulmonary ... patients presents as ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential ... #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Antibiotic Failure - Differential ... Drug-related (NMS ... Source control (abscess ... • Secondary to Treatment ... thrombophlebitis), HAP, Blood stream
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Culture Negative Abscess ... - Differential ... prior antibiotics as ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
factors, such as ... • ↑ Mechanical stress ... of the pulmonary ... Increased mechanical stress ... lung #diseases #differential
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Assess for high ... Pulse deficit/differential ... deficit • Shock Treatment ... reduce aortic wall stress