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Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
Causes of Orthopnea ... • Ascites • COPD ... • Pulmonary Edema ... Cardiogenic pulmonary edema ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Flash Pulmonary Edema ... Atelectasis, Pulmonary Edema ... pHTN, Advanced COPD ... Disease: Asthma, COPD ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
Heart Failure - Pathophysiology ... Disease - Especially COPD ... HeartFailure #CHF #Pathophysiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Heart Failure - Causes ... , Pathophysiology ... • Other HFpEF Causes ... #Pathophysiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Drug-Induced Edema
Drug-induced edema is caused by many drugs & can coincide with or worsen pre-existing peripheral
Drug-Induced Edema ... Drug-induced edema ... is caused by many ... #Medication #Causes ... #Pharmacology #Pathophysiology
Pitting Ankle Edema on Physical Exam

Seen in this patient with right sided heart failure

#Pitting #Edema #ankle
Pitting Ankle Edema ... failure #Pitting #Edema ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #cardiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema ... Framework NCPE Pathophysiology ... Causes include: ... of peripheral edema ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Uncommon Causes ... epilepticus • Pathophysiology ... : • Pathophysiology ... The predominant pathophysiologic ... • Pathophysiology
Vitamin deficiency causes clinical disease
Vitamin C deficiency causes scurvy.  Vitamin C is important for the
Vitamin deficiency causes ... Vitamin C deficiency causes ... boundaries, with edema ... so deficiency causes ... #Pathophysiology
Right Sided Heart Failure Mnemonic: "AW HEAD"
ANOREXIA & NAUSEA 

WEIGHT GAIN 

HEPATOMEGALY 

EDEMA (BIPEDAL) 

ASCITES 

DISTENDED
HEAD" ANOREXIA & NAUSEA ... HEPATOMEGALY EDEMA ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology