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Respiratory Breathing Patterns and Causes

#Breathing #Respiratory #Patterns #Kussmaul #CheyneStokes #Diagnosis #Pulmonary
Respiratory Breathing ... Patterns and Causes ... #Breathing #Respiratory ... #CheyneStokes #Diagnosis ... #Pulmonary
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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- Differential Diagnosis ... 20/min, shallow breathing ... in adults • Hyperpnea ... : Respiratory rate ... Pulmonary Causes
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
min in normal adults ... may show this pattern ... #Breathing #Patterns ... #Pulmonary #Abnormalities ... #Abnormal #Diagnosis
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... leishmaniasis • Adult ... Causes: • Still's ... • Malaria • Leptospirosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
wheezing, and inspiratory ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... is abnormal in adults ... the airway • Treating ... #differential #diagnosis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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upper and lower respiratory ... tract, and often causes ... to exclude are infections ... - (C-ANCA) pattern ... - (P-ANCA) pattern
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
Differential Diagnosis ... Cardiac failure, Pulmonary ... sedatives), Stroke, Infection ... Pneumoconiosis, Bronchitis, Adult ... #causes
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Pulmonary Artery ... cardiac output causes ... • PULMONARY A ... vs B-LINE PATTERN ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Tenderness → Consider infectious ... cancer-associated adult ... • Weakness of respiratory ... slow onset and pattern ... statins - probably caused