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Anatomical Differences Between Pediatric and Adult Airways 
Pediatric airway is... 
• Proportionally smaller larynx 
• Narrowest
Pediatric airway ... pediatrics due to short trachea ... #Comparison #Differences ... #Anatomical #CriticalCare ... #Intubation #Diagnosis
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
- Differential Diagnosis ... inhalation • Tracheal ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #pulmonary ... #airway #physicalexam
Differential Diagnosis of Wheezing
 • Extrathoracic (wheezing Is typically inspiratory): Anaphylaxis, Vocal cord pathology, Laryngeal stenosis,
Differential Diagnosis ... Intrathoracic, upper airway ... : Tracheal stenosis ... Tracheomalacia, Tracheal ... #Causes #pulmonary
Conventional vs Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) - Pressure Waveforms 
 - Dr. Josh Farkas @PulmCrit

#Diagnosis
Conventional vs Airway ... Farkas @PulmCrit #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare # ... APRV #Comparison
Balloon Visualization - Mechanical Ventilation Pressures - PIP, PPlat, PEEP

Peak Inspiratory Pressure (PIP): Dynamic pressure needed
of the lung) Airway ... #PPlat #PEEP #CriticalCare ... #Diagnosis #Balloon ... #Pathophysiology ... #Pulmonary
Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Framework - Not all that wheezes is asthma
Vibrations of turbulent flow against
- Differential Diagnosis ... against narrowed airway ... stenosis, tracheal ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Framework #pulmonary
Lung Findings on Physical Exam
Crackles:
 • Short, discontinuous, sounds mostly heard during inspiration
 • Caused by
collapsed distal airways ... alveoli as seen in pulmonary ... (laryngeal or tracheal ... Lung #Findings #Pulmonary ... #PhysicalExam #diagnosis
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
Algorithm for the Diagnosis ... sound over central airways ... intubation Expiratory (Tracheal ... Peribronchial pulmonary ... #algorithm #pulmonary
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
- indicates if tracheal ... for sutures) • Tracheal ... #Emergencies #diagnosis ... differential #management #pulmonary ... #criticalcare #
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Differential Diagnosis ... Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary ... Bronchospasm, Pulmonary ... Therapeutics: Airway ... Management #treatment #criticalcare