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Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Diagnosis • Hyperacute ... pHTN, Advanced COPD ... Pressure Vent, pHTN, Shock ... Disease: Asthma, COPD ... #Diagnosis #causes
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
tachycardia, dyspnea, cold ... brain or spinal cord ... ring OBSTRUCTIVE (Cold ... Classification #types #diagnosis ... #criticalcare #differential
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Warm Extremities
 - Distributive Shock - Low JVP
Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Neurogenic Cold ... Sounds • Pulmonary ... #causes
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis by Classification ... Anaphylaxis - Spinal cord ... exacerbation (any cause ... flow) - Massive pulmonary
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
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
Causes of Pediatric Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Present Since Infancy with No Respiratory Distress:
 • Laryngomalacia
Present
Causes of Pediatric ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hemangioma • Vocal Cord ... Hemangioma • Vocal Cord ... Pediatrics #Pulmonary
Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
Causes of Orthopnea ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... • Ascites • COPD ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
Tachypnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... • Asthma • COPD ... • Hypovolemic shock ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... - Asthma - COPD ... #dyspnea #sob #differential ... #diagnosis #causes