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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Arrhythmia • Atrial ... Fibrillation ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

Symptoms:
Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
Atrial Fibrillation ... light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea ... Decompensated HF ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... #Algorithm
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
disease or CHF) ... Treat underlying cause ... fibrillation or ... disease or CHF) ... #algorithm
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea ... Decompensated HF ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... wide-complex tachycardia: bundle
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Heart Failure • Dyspnea ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... Treat underlying cause
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
on this saline contrast ... liver disease and pulmonary ... Early transit of bubbles ... as RAP>LAP as atrial ... stretched PFO or ASD
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... heart failure • Dyspnea ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology