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Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Stridor - Differential ... Allergic/Immune: • Anaphylaxis ... malformations • Anaphylaxis ... Tracheal stenosis • Anaphylaxis ... #differential #
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 ... Inflammatory: Anaphylaxis ... Asthma, COPD, Anaphylaxis ... Noisy #Breathing #differential
Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Acute Dyspnea - Differential ... Upper Airway (Stridor ... Aspiration* • Anaphylaxis ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential
When assessing a patient with acute dyspnea during or shortly following a transfusion, it is challenging
challenging to differentiate ... TRALI, TACO, and anaphylaxis ... Both anaphylaxis ... may present with stridor ... hypotension with anaphylaxis
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Management Algorithm Stridor ... pathology: • Anaphylaxis ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Laryngospasm and stridor ... Bronchospasm → 3-4 o Anaphylaxis ... Airway #Pressure #Differential
The child with stridor - Assessment and Differential
 - Croup 
 - Epiglottitis: 
 - Bacterial
The child with stridor ... Assessment and Differential ... Peds #Pediatrics #Stridor ... #Differential #
Clinical manifestations of anaphylaxis. 
Neurological (<15%): Dizziness, syncope, seizures, Confusion, impending doom. headache
Angioedema: Lips, tongue, orbit,
manifestations of anaphylaxis ... oropharyngeal edema, stridor ... incontinence #anaphylaxis
Causes of Pediatric Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Present Since Infancy with No Respiratory Distress:
 • Laryngomalacia
Present
Causes of Pediatric Stridor ... - Differential ... Foreign Body #Stridor ... #Differential #
Pediatric Anaphylaxis Algorithm 

#Anaphylaxis #Algorithm #Pediatrics #Peds #Allergy
Pediatric Anaphylaxis ... Algorithm #Anaphylaxis