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Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
 •
Pediatric Dyspnea ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Ketoacidosis • Pulmonary ... #SOB #ShortnessOfBreath ... #Causes #Peds #
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
fever • Cough, dyspnea ... melioidosis, typhoid, pulmonary ... malaria • Cough, dyspnea ... Fever #Returning #Traveler ... diagnosis #tropical #travel
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #SOB #Differential ... #Causes
Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Causes of Acute ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular • Pulmonary ... #SOB #Differential ... #Causes
Hypereosinophilia Different Diagnosis and Workup
Secondary causes are broad so start with a med review, the most
Workup Secondary causes ... are broad so start ... the most common cause ... remember that travel ... Diagnosis #Workup #algorithm
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
International Travel ... international travel ... Infections: • Leptospirosis ... patients who have traveled ... leptospira) #Fever #Travel
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... pt with fever/dyspnea ... immunosuppression, travel ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary
Strongyloides Stercoralis on sputum microscopy
As many suggested this was strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection syndrome.
Infection is initiated by
penetrate the skin + travel ... bloodstream to the pulmonary ... intestinal mucosa and travel ... throat irritation, dyspnea ... Hyperinfection syndrome is caused