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Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
exacerbation, Asthma ... : Asthma, COPD, ... : Stroke, Neuromuscular ... : Metabolic acidosis ... #Chronic #Causes
Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Causes of Cough ... and Hemoptysis Acute ... Lung Abscess - Asthma ... #Hemoptysis #Differential ... #Causes #Table
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Angina • Acute ... Obstruction • Asthma ... • Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Bronchitis • Chronic ... disease • Asthma ... • Metabolic acidosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acute or chronic ... Differentials? ... Compensation, Acute ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... disease (COPD, OSA, Asthma
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Lung Diseases • Acute ... 45yo, F; Hx of asthma ... Lung #Diseases #pulmonary ... #differential # ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential ... Seizures - Severe asthma ... cardiac output - Acute ... pulmonary edema ... peritonitis - Acute
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
and metabolic acidosis ... due to metabolic acidosis ... Cheyne-Stokes Breathing ... asthma, chronic ... Breathing #Patterns #Pulmonary
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
Differential Diagnosis ... Cardiac failure, Pulmonary ... morphine, sedatives), Stroke ... : Obstruction, Asthma ... #diagnosis #causes
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Vasculitis Differential ... Eosinophilia, asthma ... , chronic rhinosinusitis ... tract, and often causes