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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 ā€¢ Effusion
 ā€¢ Cardiac Tamponade*
 ā€¢ Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Obstruction ā€¢ Asthma ... ā€¢ COPD ā€¢ Bronchiectasis ... Pleural Abnormalities ... Pneumonia ā€¢ ARDS ā€¢ COPD
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 ā€¢ Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea ... Acute: Trauma, COPD ... exacerbation, Asthma ... : Asthma, COPD, ... : Tumor, Vocal cord
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 ā€¢ Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 ā€¢ Vascular (PE*)
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Causes of Hypoxemia ... Airway Disease (Asthma ... , COPD) ā€¢ Vascular ... ā€¢ Chest Wall Abnormalities ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 ā€¢ Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 ā€¢ Electrical:
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- Tamponade Pulmonary ... ā€¢ Airways: - Asthma ... - COPD - Bronchiectasis ... Myasthenia - Guillain Barre ... #pulmonary
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 ā€¢ Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Weakness ā€¢ Spinal Cord ... Poliomyelitis, Guillain-Barre ... Mononeuritis multiplex, Phrenic ... Malnutrition, Metabolic abnormalities
Barrel Chest Appearance on Lateral Chest Xray
Typically seen in the setting of chronic air-trapping in COPD

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Barrel Chest Appearance ... the setting of chronic ... air-trapping in COPD ... #CXR #Lateral #Radiology ... #pulmonary
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14ā€”20 per min
Abnormalities in ... asthma, chronic ... bronchitis, and COPD ... Breathing #Patterns #Pulmonary ... #Abnormalities
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
The most common cause ... patients with chronic ... bronchitis, COPD ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Bronchiectasis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acute or chronic ... tubular acidosis/Chronic ... Classicallyā€¯ noted with pulmonary ... lung disease (COPD ... , OSA, Asthma, Obesity