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Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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Diagnosis Framework ... Causes of Dyspnea ... - Asthma - COPD ... Myasthenia - Guillain Barre ... #causes #pulmonary
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Asthma • COPD ... Pneumonia • ARDS • COPD
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... Diagnosis Pulmonary ... Acute: Trauma, COPD ... Chronic: Asthma, COPD ... : Tumor, Vocal cord
Asthma vs COPD Presentation and Diagnosis
Asthma:
 • Epidemiology: Age usually < 45, History (personal or family)
Asthma vs COPD Presentation ... between attacks COPD ... Subxiphoid PMI • COPD ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Asthma #COPD ... #pulmonary
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 ... Lateral Chest Xray ... air-trapping in COPD ... #Lateral #Radiology ... #pulmonary
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
of the Spinal cord ... Spinal cord ... deficiency - Syrinx ... horn gray matter ... #differential #diagnosis
Increased Anterior Posterior Diameter: Barrel chested appearance resulting from air trapping
that sometimes occurs with advanced COPD.
Increased Anterior ... Posterior Diameter: Barrel ... with advanced COPD ... Xray on the right ... UCSDH #Clinical #Radiology
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... • Hypoxia • Dyspnea ... Most Common Causes ... obstruction • COPD ... Physical stigmata of cor
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
The diagnosis of ... The most common cause ... chronic bronchitis, COPD ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Bronchiectasis
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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- Emergency Causes ... : • Spinal cord ... spondylitis • Tethered cord ... • Guillain-Barre ... #causes #neurology