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General overview of lung diseases. 

#diagnosis #causes #lung #disease #restrictive #obstructive #pulmonary #respiratory #pearls #ddxof
#diagnosis #causes ... #obstructive #pulmonary ... #respiratory #pearls ... #ddxof
Signs and Symptoms of Respiratory Distress Through the Years. 

#signs #symptoms #diagnosis #differential #neonatal #pediatrics #adult
and Symptoms of Respiratory ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis ... pediatrics #adult #peds ... #pulmonary #respiratory ... #distress #causes
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 ... Consider BCx, CSF evaluation ... if findings of respiratory ... #Peds #EM #Classification ... SeriousBacterialIllness #Ddxof
Causes of Pediatric Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Present Since Infancy with No Respiratory Distress:
 • Laryngomalacia
Present
Causes of Pediatric ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Infancy with No Respiratory ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Pulmonary
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Uncommon Causes ... - Differential Diagnosis ... crackles in the right middle ... of acute respiratory ... #differential #diagnosis
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis ... tachypnea with no respiratory ... cause 3) Labs ... , Diaphoresis, Pulmonary ... #management #Treatment
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
hearing loss, saddle ... Goodpasture's cause ... hematuria, RBC casts ... #differential #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Respiratory muscles ... Respiratory insufficiency ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... immunosuppressants - Meds ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis
Croup Diagnosis and Management Pearls
Common childhood illness, usually viral and self limiting. Characterised by a seal-like
Croup Diagnosis ... Accompanied by respiratory ... Evaluation: • Mild ... Treatment: Single ... Management #pediatrics #peds
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis ... Pseudo-hemoptysis = upper respiratory ... has potential to cause ... #Management #treatment ... #workup #pulmonary