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Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
- Differential Diagnosis ... inhalation • Tracheal ... tracheitis • Tracheal ... Hemangioma • Tracheal ... #differential #diagnosis
POCUS Confirmation of Tracheal Intubation - Visual Abstract
How accurate is tracheal ultrasound in determining whether the
Confirmation of Tracheal ... How accurate is tracheal ... placed in the trachea ... #Confirmation #Tracheal ... ultrasound #neck #diagnosis
Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Framework - Not all that wheezes is asthma
Vibrations of turbulent flow against
- Differential Diagnosis ... paralysis, GERD Trachea ... Tracheomalacia, tracheal ... stenosis, tracheal ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis of Wheezing
 • Extrathoracic (wheezing Is typically inspiratory): Anaphylaxis, Vocal cord pathology, Laryngeal stenosis,
Differential Diagnosis ... upper airway: Tracheal ... Tracheomalacia, Tracheal ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Characteristics of Breath Sounds 

Vesicular, Broncho-vesicular, Bronchial, Tracheal 

#Auscultation #Breath #Sounds #PhysicalExam #Lung #Pulmonary #Diagnosis

** GrepMed
Broncho-vesicular, Bronchial, Tracheal ... Lung #Pulmonary #Diagnosis
Compressed Airway in Tracheomalacia on Laryngoscopy

Compressed airway - asphyxiation. One of the cause is from external
compression of the trachea ... the incomplete tracheal ... foreign body in the trachea ... the child was diagnosed ... integrity of the trachea
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
- indicates if tracheal ... for sutures) • Tracheal ... tube against the trachea ... innominate artery & trachea ... #Emergencies #diagnosis
Anatomical Differences Between Pediatric and Adult Airways 
Pediatric airway is... 
• Proportionally smaller larynx 
• Narrowest
pediatrics due to short trachea ... CriticalCare #Intubation #Diagnosis
Continuous capnography monitoring is now standard for all ventilated patients on intensive care units (ICUs) in
of capnograph traces ... to capnography traces ... #Diagnosis #PCC
Ventilator Alarms
Increased Rate - Patient is tiring on a weaning mode or experiencing pain/anxiety
 - Reassess
- Auscultate trachea ... - Auscultate trachea ... #Differential #Diagnosis