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Paradoxical Vocal Fold Movement

Paradoxical Vocal Fold Movement

It is often stated that “not all that Wheezes is Asthma,” but actually recalling what is on that Differential Diagnosis list is challenging. We have discussed several wheeze-related etiologies like Bronchiolitis, Heart Failure, Pneumonia, and Aspirated Foreign Bodies. Similarly, not…

B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) use in Children

B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) use in Children

We doctors love to order tests, often only to confirm things we already know. Did that lactate level for the child in SHOCK help your decision to start vasopressors? Better yet, did that WBC count really help us determine whether the…