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Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Interstitial lung ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #Dyspnea ... #Causes
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Lung Disease - ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... slowly progressive dyspnea ... leaking out of pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
 •
Pediatric Dyspnea ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Body • Heart Disease ... Ketoacidosis • Pulmonary ... #Causes #Peds #
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... pt with fever/dyspnea ... travel hx, home meds ... sliding: Pulmonary ... disease, interstitial
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Abscess Pathophysiology ... pain, hemoptysis, dyspnea ... residual lesion or is clear ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
extravasation -> Dyspnea ... inflammation tends to cause ... interstitial lung ... disease/pulmonary ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA #pathophysiology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
absence of intrinsic lung ... disease Caused ... Presentation: • Dyspnea ... • Platypnea - Dyspnea ... on radioactive lung
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
three primary pathophysiologic ... causes differentiated ... With associated pulmonary ... involvement: Anti-GBM Disease ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
including restrictive lung ... disease, pleuritic ... of dyspnea and ... Breathing In lung ... Breathing #Patterns #Pulmonary
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
abnormalities PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... arteriovenous shunting causes ... presence in the lower lung ... • Progressive dyspnea ... Platypnea - worsening dyspnea