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Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

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

Paradoxical inward movement of the trachea during inspiration. Seen in this COPD patient in
Tracheal Descent Sign ... #clinical #video ... #physicalexam # ... respiratory #pulmonary ... #breathing #Trachea
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #SOB #Differential ... #Causes
Paradoxical Breathing on Physical Exam

Paradoxical breathing is often a sign of breathing problems. It causes the
is often a sign ... It causes the chest ... #PhysicalExam # ... respiratory #clinical ... #video #pulmonary
Hoover's Sign

Hoover’s sign refers to inward movement of the lower rib cage during inspiration- instead of
Hoover's Sign ... Hoover’s sign refers ... Pulmonary #COPD ... #PhysicalExam #Video ... #Clinical #Breathing
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
Tachypnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Pulmonary Causes ... • Asthma • COPD ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypoxemia: • COPD ... Sleep-Disordered Breathing ... #Causes
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... of Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Pulmonary ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
of dyspnea and ... bronchitis, and COPD ... #Pulmonary #Abnormalities ... #Abnormal #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
with chest pain/dyspnea ... Differential/diagnosis ... RV, McConnell's sign ... Echocardiogram #A4c #clinical ... cardiology #McConnells #sign