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

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Peritonsillar abscess • Croup ... • Neoplasm • Subglottic ... Epiglottitis • Croup ... body Glottis, Subglottis ... mass/tumor • Subglottic
Causes of Pediatric Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Present Since Infancy with No Respiratory Distress:
 • Laryngomalacia
Present
Dysfunction • Subglottic ... Dysfunction • Subglottic ... Tracheitis* • Croup ... Barking Cough: • Croup ... • Atypical Croup
Croup Diagnosis and Management Pearls
Common childhood illness, usually viral and self limiting. Characterised by a seal-like
Croup Diagnosis ... stridor (due to subglottic ... • Moderate croup ... • Severe croup ... PeterboroughEM #Croup
Causes of Acute Pharyngitis
• 200 visits per year per 1000 people
   - i.e. 400
Parainfluenza (2%) - croup ... Pharyngitis: • Group ... strep (5-15%) • Group
Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
 •
Bacterial • Group ... scarlet fever • Group ... C and group G streptococcus ... Parainfluenza - Cold, croup
Classification of Croup Severity 
Mild, Moderate, Severe 

#Croup #Severity #Classification #Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics
Classification of Croup ... Moderate, Severe #Croup
Pulmonary Hypertension Group Classification
#Diagnosis #Management #Pulmonary #Hypertension #PHTN #Group #Classification #Curbsiders
Pulmonary Hypertension Group ... Hypertension #PHTN #Group
COVID-19 Patient Intubation Checklist and Supplies

Intubation Equipment List
 • Appropriately sized tracheal tube with subglottic suction
tracheal tube with subglottic ... • Altemative suprglottic
The child with stridor - Assessment and Differential
 - Croup 
 - Epiglottitis: 
 - Bacterial
Differential - Croup
Common sodium channel blockers which cause QRS widening.

Anticonvulsants: 
 - Carbamazepine 
Antidysrhythmics:  
 - Group
Antidysrhythmics: - Group ... IA and IC - Group ... Propranolol) - Group