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Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Causes of Acute ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infarction* • Cardiac Tamponade ... Vascular • Pulmonary ... #Causes
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Valvular disease • Tamponade ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Effusion • Cardiac Tamponade ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Hypotension / Shock Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic:
 • Poor oral intake
 • Hemorrhage
 • Renal loss
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... valvulopathy • Pulmonary ... obstruction • Pulmonary ... Obstructive: • Cardiac tamponade ... #shock #causes
H’s and T’s Mnemonic - Causes of Cardiac Arrest
H's - Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ions (acidosis), Hyperkalemia
T’s Mnemonic - Causes ... Toxins / Tablets, Tamponade ... Thromboembolism (Pulmonary ... Cardiac #Arrest #Causes
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Cardiovascular Causes ... Constrictive - Tamponade ... Pulmonary Causes ... Vasculature: - PE - Pulmonary ... #pulmonary
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Warm Extremities
 - Distributive Shock - Low JVP
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Sounds • Pulmonary ... • Cardiac Tamponade ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
“H’s & T’s“ - The reversible causes of Cardiac Arrest 
Hypovolemia, Hypoxia/Hypoxemia, Hydrogen Ion Excess (Acidosis),
The reversible causes ... Hyperkalemia, Hypothermia Tamponade ... Pneumothorax, Thrombosis (Pulmonary
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm ... life-threatening causes ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... embolism • Cardiac tamponade ... Pain #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
deep breathing Pulmonary ... Causes of Tachypnea ... Tachypnea: • Pulmonary ... Pericardial effusion/Tamponade ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary