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Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Parenchymal • Pneumonia ... Vascular • Pulmonary ... Acute #Dyspnea #SOB ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway ... Alveoli • Pneumonia ... Chronic #Dyspnea #SOB ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Ketoacidosis • Pulmonary ... Embolism #Dyspnea #SOB ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Peds #
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Differential Bilat ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... NOT definitively diagnose ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound
Pneumonia on POCUS

Otherwise healthy 12mo-old w/ fever. Linear & phased array viewing the lung (subpleural &
Pneumonia on POCUS ... Linear & phased array ... >1cm, supports diagnosis ... #POCUS #clinical ... #lung #ultrasound
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
on POCUS The differential ... diagnosis for absence ... multiple B-lines, sub-pleural ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #pulmonary
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... of a difficult airway ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... stratification #diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... are excellent at evaluating ... with presence of pulmonary ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management