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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... - Other • Anemia ... #SOB #Differential
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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Dyspnea - Differential ... • Pleura: - Effusion ... : • Chest Wall ... Hematology: - Anemia ... #sob #differential
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
• Cavitation, Abscess ... #Tuberculosis #TB ... #Patterns #chest ... #xray #clinical ... #radiology #CXR
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... pain, hemoptysis, dyspnea ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... westermani • Other: TB ... #pulmonary #differential
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... infiltrates, mimicking TB ... pneumonia, pleural effusion ... 100% of cases), anemia ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... Bone Marrow - Anemia ... Weakness, • Dyspnea ... , • Chest discomfort ... NTM #Infections #differential
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
suspected) - CT chest ... Facial swelling, dyspnea ... renal failure, pulmonary ... opacities, SOB, ... pleural effusions
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This patient’s clinical ... exam findings and clinical ... x-ray (CXR), try ... His dyspnea continued ... not seen on a CXR
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
maternal age • Anemia ... diagnosis: - Dyspnea ... , selenium) Differential ... congestion on a CXR ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology