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Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Diagnosis Pulmonary ... Acute: Trauma, COPD ... exacerbation, Asthma ... : Asthma, COPD, ... : Tumor, Vocal cord
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Epiglottitis • Vocal cord ... pneumothorax, COPD ... /asthma • Pleural ... 12 / shallow breathing ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Obstruction • Asthma ... • COPD • Bronchiectasis ... Pneumonia • ARDS • COPD
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Hypertension - Differential ... Hypoxemia: • COPD ... Sleep-Disordered Breathing ... Metabolic Disorders Chronic
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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Tachypnea - Differential ... 20/min, shallow breathing ... > 20/min, deep breathing ... Tachypnea: • Asthma ... • COPD • Pneumonia
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
Causes include asthma ... , chronic bronchitis ... , and COPD. ... #Pulmonary #Abnormalities ... Abnormal #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
Bronchoconstriction: Asthma ... , COPD, Anaphylaxis ... Peribronchial pulmonary ... Stridor #Noisy #Breathing ... #differential #
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Symptoms: • Chronic ... obstruction • COPD ... Physical stigmata of cor ... the airway • Treating ... #differential #
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acute or chronic ... Differentials? ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... lung disease (COPD ... , OSA, Asthma, Obesity