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Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
breathing Pulmonary Causes ... PVFM) Cardiac Causes ... Hematologic Causes ... Anemia Metabolic Causes ... acidosis of any cause
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Causes of Acute ... No Fever, No Tachypnea ... Fever, Tachypnea ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Respiratory Distress in the Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Premature Newborn
 - Normal CXR:
Causes of Respiratory ... • Transient Tachypnea ... • Transient Tachypnea ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
The infant with tachypnea ... disorder - Other causes ... Pediatrics #Infant #Tachypnea
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
altered 2) You see tachypnea ... no respiratory cause ... exposure Symptoms: Nausea ... Seizure, Coma Exam: Tachypnea
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Uncommon Causes ... HAPE are: - Tachypnea ... tachycardia, and tachypnea ... hypertension, dyspnea, tachypnea ... Any opioid can cause
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
URT inflammation causes ... severe swelling causes ... severe swelling causes ... evasion techniques cause ... cough, malaise, tachypnea
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
pyelonephritis Most common cause ... distress (grunting, tachypnea
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
Shallow Breathing (Tachypnea ... has a number of causes ... Other causes include ... short periods Causes ... Causes include
Preterm Infant Complications - Differential Diagnosis
Respiratory:
 • Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTN)
 • Respiratory Distress
• Transient Tachypnea ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes