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Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
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Pediatric Dyspnea ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Stridor ... Ketoacidosis • Pulmonary ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
History: cough, dyspnea ... - Diagnosis: ... Treatment: • ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... #ILD #diagnosis
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
(CAP) - Diagnosis ... • Cough • Dyspnea ... (LR + 2.7) • Hypoxia ... #CAP #Diagnosis ... #Pulmonary #Community
CGD and Mulch Pneumonitis
This acute fulminant invasive fungal pneumonia in absence of iatrogenic or exogenous immunosuppression
invasive fungal pneumonia ... and hyphae Acute dyspnea ... , hypoxia, fever ... and evidence of pulmonary ... granulomatous #disease #diagnosis
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... leukocytes in urine ... <10,000/mm3 - CRP ... < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pediatrics
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Presentation: • Dyspnea ... • Platypnea - Dyspnea ... Can also be seen ... ) on room air Treatment ... #management #treatment
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic cough • Hypoxia ... • Dyspnea • Hemoptysis ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... mycobacteria Treatment ... #differential #diagnosis
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - Illness Script

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: Unknown trigger, reversible inflammatory/fibroproliferative process. Polypoid fibroblastic aggregates that plug
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia ... misdiagnosed as CAP ... Symptoms: Cough, dyspnea ... , neoplastic) TREATMENT ... #pulmonary
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
excretion (e.g., urine ... -> focus on improving ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... output - Acute pulmonary
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
starting amiodarone treatment ... ) • Can rarely ... Dyspnea 3. ... pneumonitis Diagnosis ... macrophages Treatment