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Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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- Tamponade Pulmonary ... - Blood • Pleura ... - Effusion - Pneumothorax ... Transverse myelitis • Hematology ... diagnosis #causes #pulmonary
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... malformation Pleura ... : • Pleural effusion ... • Pneumothorax ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #Dyspnea
Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Causes of Acute Dyspnea ... Tamponade* • CHF Pleural ... • Pneumothorax ... Vascular • Pulmonary ... Anaphylaxis* #Acute #Dyspnea
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... Associated Lung Ultrasound ... Findings Pneumothorax ... A-lines (parietal pleura ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

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- performed on dyspneic ... thickened, irregular pleural ... protocol #Algorithm #Dyspnea ... #POCUS #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound
Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
Lung Ultrasound: ... Edema: • Smooth pleural ... homogenous • Often anterior ... edema #comparison #clinical ... #diagnosis #ultrasound
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
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Pediatric Dyspnea ... Foreign Body • Pleural ... Atelectasis • Pneumothorax ... Ketoacidosis • Pulmonary ... Embolism #Dyspnea
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
- performed on dyspneic ... thickened, irregular pleural ... protocol #Algorithm #Dyspnea ... #POCUS #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound
False Positive Lung Point on POCUS
Lung-Cardiac Point and Lung-Diaphragm Point
These images highlight selected differentials to pleural
differentials to pleural ... " a finding in pneumothorax-related ... LungPoint #POCUS #clinical ... lungdiaphragam #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #differential
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
- performed on dyspneic ... A-profile associates anterior ... B-profile associates anterior ... thickened, irregular pleural ... www.grepmed.com/images/11924/dyspnea-criticalcare-pulmonary-algorithm-pocus