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Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis and Presentation

#Diagnosis #Differential #Table #Dyspnea #SOB #Causes
Dyspnea - Differential ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... Table #Dyspnea #SOB
The Dyspnea Pyramid - Differential Diagnosis for Shortness of Breath

by Hannah R Abrams, (Adapted from Jeff
Dyspnea Pyramid - Differential ... Pyramid #Diagnosis #Differential ... ShortnessOfBreath #SOB
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Microbiology
 • Typicals: Strep pneumoniae, H influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, Staph aureus,
Influenza A/B, SARS-CoV ... -2, MERS-COV, SARS-COV ... #Microbiology #differential
The Dyspnea Pyramid - Differential Diagnosis for Shortness of Breath

Original Source (Jeff Wiese MD): https://www.acponline.org/system/files/documents/clinical_information/journals_publications/books/clinical-teaching-scripts-for-inpatient-medicine.pdf

#Diagnosis #Dyspnea
Dyspnea Pyramid - Differential ... Diagnosis #Dyspnea #Differential ... ShortnessOfBreath #SOB
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Symptoms are non-specific:
 - Headache 90%
 - Nausea/vomiting 50%
 - Vertigo 50%
 - Altered
questions: - Co-ocupants ... - Alarm (for CO ... Confirm by measuring COHb ... the half-life of COHb
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential ... HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2 ... HCO3 > 28mmol/L) CO2 ... AcidBase #Disorders #Differential
Chronic Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure Phenotypes
Pink Puffers (robust vent drive) ↑ their WOB when pulmonary mechanics gradually
drive) ↑ their WOB ... maintain the same WOB ... worsen (despite the CO2
Cor triatriatum
 • Epidemiology
 • Etiology
 • Associated Lesions
 • Differentials Diagnosis
 • Anatomy - Sinister,
Cor triatriatum ... Associated Lesions • Differentials ... GinaMPatel #Cor
Shock Classification and Differential Diagnosis
SHOCK
 • MAP <65, SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
 •
Classification and Differential ... Distributive: • High CO ... Cardiogenic: • Low CO ... Obstructive: • Low CO ... Classification #Differential
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... Framework MAP = CO ... arrhythmia • ↓ CO ... PE, PAH • ↓ CO ... uw_IMresidency #Shock #Differential