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Anatomical Differences Between Pediatric and Adult Airways 
Pediatric airway is... 
• Proportionally smaller larynx 
• Narrowest
and Adult Airways ... Pediatric airway ... due to short trachea ... Differences #Anatomical #CriticalCare ... #Intubation #Diagnosis
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Differential Diagnosis ... edema), Lung Exam, POCUS ... Therapeutics: Airway ... #Management #treatment ... #criticalcare
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Normal ... Panhypopituitarism Treatment ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #pediatrics
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
which all carry treatment ... breakdown of glycogen stores ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #treatment #criticalcare
Croup Diagnosis and Management Pearls
Common childhood illness, usually viral and self limiting. Characterised by a seal-like
Croup Diagnosis ... by respiratory distress ... increasing upper airway ... Treatment: Single ... #Management #pediatrics
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
Likewise, stress ... if you can get away ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #ards #foamed #criticalcare ... #treatment #respiratory
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
purposes of this algorithm ... effusion, or z scores ... echo is positive, treatment ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Kawasaki
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
to be in ADHF starts ... & Dry) is the treatment ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Pneumonia on POCUS

Otherwise healthy 12mo-old w/ fever. Linear & phased array viewing the lung (subpleural &
Pneumonia on POCUS ... Linear & phased array ... consolidation >1cm, supports ... diagnosis of community-acquired ... lung #ultrasound #pediatrics
Gastroenterology Endoscopy Tools and Accessories - A Visual Catalog for Trainees and Young Gastroenterologists
Biopsy Forceps:
for palliative treatment ... ENTEROSCOPE - Diagnostic ... COLONOSCOPE - Diagnostic ... , therapeutic, pediatric ... scanning, linear array