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Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Causes of Acute ... Embolism* Lower Airway ... AECOPD Upper Airway ... (Stridor) • Aspiration ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Stridor - Differential ... - Inspiratory Stridor ... bronchi - Expiratory Stridor ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #pulmonary #airway
Lung Findings on Physical Exam
Crackles:
 • Short, discontinuous, sounds mostly heard during inspiration
 • Caused by
inspiration • Caused ... collapsed distal airways ... through narrowed airways ... plugging, secretions Stridor ... extra-thoracic airway
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
surgery related cause ... Consider potential causes ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... Consider potential causes ... Laryngospasm and stridor
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
Laryngospasm and Stridor ... Guidelines for Crises ... Consider other causes ... Guidelines for crises ... #Laryngospasm #Stridor
Laryngomalacia on Laryngoscopy

Laryngomalacia is a flaccidity of an area of ​​the throat (supraglottic larynx) that causes
supraglottic larynx) that causes ... sucked into the airway ... breathing called stridor ... collapses the airway
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
should identify any cause ... Consider potential causes ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... Consider potential causes ... Laryngospasm and stridor
Supraglottoplasty for Laryngomalacia on Laryngoscopy

Laryngomalacia is flaccidity of an area of ​​the throat (supraglottic larynx) that
supraglottic larynx) that causes ... sucked into the airway ... breathing called stridor ... collapses the airway
The child with stridor - Assessment and Differential
 - Croup 
 - Epiglottitis: 
 - Bacterial
The child with stridor ... or congenital airway ... Peds #Pediatrics #Stridor
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
of Wheezing and Stridor ... Stridor: Louder ... sound over central airways ... Inspiratory Stridor ... Autoimmune: GPA Lower Airway