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Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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- Tamponade Pulmonary ... • Airways: - Asthma ... - COPD - Bronchiectasis ... Myasthenia - Guillain Barre ... #pulmonary
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
production to cause ... pts with severe COPD ... and asthma • Inotropes ... CT/MRI ($$$$) CORE ... #management #diagnosis
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... pleura in severe cases ... lung sliding COPD ... or Asthma: - ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... with presence of pulmonary ... non-congested profile (“Cold ... and congested (“Cold ... the determined cause
Beyond the classic trauma patient during your E-Fast Exam, who else does the Sono-Pros scan?
- Primary
not limited to COPD ... , acute severe asthma ... , idiopathic pulmonary ... forget iatrogenic causes ... #lung #ultrasound
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Pulmonary Artery ... intermittent (via cold ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... cardiac output causes ... comparison #challenges #management
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
function tests - Ultrasound ... COPD/asthma or adrenal ... lab-confirmed influenza, pulmonary ... Influenza #Checklist #Management