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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Bronchiectasis ... Interstitium • ILD ... Chronic #Dyspnea #SOB ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... (AECOPD) Obtain ... workup for alternate ... limitation (GOLD Ill ... #AECOPD #Algorithm
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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- Asthma - COPD ... - Bronchiectasis ... • Parenchyma: ILD ... Pain #dyspnea #sob
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Disease: Asthma, COPD ... , Sinusitis, Bronchiectasis ... Autoimmune Vasculitis, ILD ... #Differential #Algorithm
Intestinal Ultrasound (IUS) in IBD - IBD Algorithm

IUS Pros (+): no radiation, cost-effective, real-time data, well
Ultrasound (IUS) in IBD ... - IBD Algorithm ... trained), good for SB ... Ultrasound #IUS #IBD ... #Algorithm #IBDAlgorithm
LABA/ICS Combination Inhalers
Long-Acting Beta2 Agonists (LABA) + Inhaled Corticosteroid (ICS) - Commonly used in Asthma 
Advair
the propellant, so ... of a patients COPD ... (see one of my old ... posts for the COPD ... treatment algorithm
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... why are there so ... rx first and dx second ... you’ll do a good workup ... #workup #hematology
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
acidosis is very mild ... hormones that work ... appropriate to do so ... #differential #algorithm