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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Asthma • COPD ... Pneumonia • ARDS • COPD ... Chronic #Dyspnea #SOB ... #Causes
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
20/min, shallow breathing ... in adults • Hyperpnea ... Pulmonary Causes ... • Asthma • COPD ... effusion/Tamponade Hematologic
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Hypoxemia: • COPD ... Sleep-Disordered Breathing ... Miscellaneous: • Hematologic ... #Causes
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
Abnormalities in ... (Hyperpnea, Hyperventilation ... has several causes ... bronchitis, and COPD ... #Pulmonary #Abnormalities
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
syndrome): - Hematologic ... Treat underlying cause ... replacement Cord ... renal failure, pulmonary ... opacities, SOB,