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Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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• Asthma • COPD ... Pneumonia • CHF ... • Metabolic acidosis ... • Hypovolemic shock ... Post-Ictal/Grand mal
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
and metabolic acidosis ... consider infarction, hypoxia ... bronchitis, and COPD ... Breathing #Patterns #Pulmonary ... Abnormalities #Abnormal
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
e.g., uptake by cells ... of lactate as a clinical ... a multitude of clinical ... ischemia, surgery may ... output - Acute pulmonary
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
of the spinal cord ... Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... the spinal cord ... : - Abnormal in ... • Infectious causes
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
Cryofibrinogen is a cold ... - Albumin - Cold ... include: • Cold ... thrombophlebitis, pulmonary ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... non-congested profile (“Cold ... and congested (“Cold ... the determined cause ... #heartfailure #chf