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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Dyspnea - Differential ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential ... pHTN, Advanced COPD ... pHTN, Shock • Airway ... Hypoxemia #hypoxia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Anaphylaxis - Spinal cord ... exacerbation (any cause ... flow) - Massive pulmonary ... Classification #Table ... #CriticalCare
Differential Diagnosis of Wheezing
 • Extrathoracic (wheezing Is typically inspiratory): Anaphylaxis, Vocal cord pathology, Laryngeal stenosis,
Differential Diagnosis ... Anaphylaxis, Vocal cord ... Intrathoracic, upper airway ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #pulmonary
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Causes of Hypoxemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... perfusion Mismatch • Airway ... Disease (Asthma, COPD ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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Dyspnea - Differential ... : • Airways: ... - Asthma - COPD ... #dyspnea #sob #differential ... #pulmonary
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Stridor - Differential ... Hemangiomas • Vocal cord ... #diagnosis #causes ... #pulmonary #airway ... #physicalexam
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
Tachypnea - Differential ... deep breathing Pulmonary ... • Asthma • COPD ... Pneumothorax • Upper airway ... Tachypnea #Hyperpnea #Differential
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... obstruction • COPD ... Physical stigmata of cor ... #differential #
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
from below vocal cords ... has potential to cause ... Management • Airway ... treatment #workup #pulmonary ... #criticalcare