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Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
 •
Pneumonia • Asthma ... Ketoacidosis • Pulmonary ... #SOB #ShortnessOfBreath ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Dyspnea - Differential ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Obstruction • Asthma ... Acidosis #Chronic #Dyspnea ... #SOB #Differential
Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Causes of Acute ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Vascular • Pulmonary ... Airway (Wheeze) • Asthma ... #SOB #Differential
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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- Tamponade Pulmonary ... Causes of Dyspnea ... • Airways: - Asthma ... #sob #differential ... #pulmonary
Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Causes of Cough ... Lung Abscess - Asthma ... #Chronic #Cough ... #Differential #Causes ... #Table
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
, SOB • Chronic ... 45yo, F; Hx of asthma ... Weeks) - Hx of asthma ... Lung #Diseases #pulmonary ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Eosinophilic Pneumonia
When to suspect Eosinophilic Pneumonia? Non-resolving pneumonia + BAL > 25% eosinophils + excluded more
hx - Fever+, Cough ... +, Dyspnea+, Pleuritic ... tobacco hx, >60% asthma ... - Progressive SOB ... + Cough + Constitutional
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... typical HF sx: dyspnea ... during Delivery • Stable ... teratogenic GDMT meds