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

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Stridor - Differential ... inhalation • Tracheal ... tracheitis • Tracheal ... Hemangioma • Tracheal ... stenosis #Stridor #differential
Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Framework - Not all that wheezes is asthma
Vibrations of turbulent flow against
Wheezing - Differential ... paralysis, GERD Trachea ... Tracheomalacia, tracheal ... stenosis, tracheal ... AnnKumfer #Wheezing #Differential
Differential Diagnosis of Wheezing
 • Extrathoracic (wheezing Is typically inspiratory): Anaphylaxis, Vocal cord pathology, Laryngeal stenosis,
Differential Diagnosis ... upper airway: Tracheal ... Tracheomalacia, Tracheal ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Wheezing #Differential
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 #differential
Ventilator Alarms
Increased Rate - Patient is tiring on a weaning mode or experiencing pain/anxiety
 - Reassess
- Auscultate trachea ... - Auscultate trachea ... MechanicalVentilation #Nursing #Differential
Campbell’s sign or Tracheal Descent in Longstanding COPD

Patients with longstanding COPD may show downward displacement of
Campbell’s sign or Tracheal ... displacement of the trachea ... Campbells #sign #Tracheal ... clinical #video #trachea
Tracheal Descent Sign

Paradoxical inward movement of the trachea during inspiration. Seen in this COPD patient in
Tracheal Descent ... movement of the trachea ... Azmol Hussain #Tracheal ... pulmonary #breathing #Trachea
Oliver's sign (Tracheal Tug Sign)

Oliver's sign is an abnormal downward movement of the trachea during systole
Oliver's sign (Tracheal ... movement of the trachea ... Olivers #sign #Tracheal ... #Tug #Sign #trachea
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
intubation Expiratory (Tracheal ... Noisy #Breathing #differential
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
esophagus, bronchi, trachea ... Diagnosis #List #Differential