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Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Pulmonary ... /Chest Wall: • ... Pleural effusion, Pulmonary ... #Causes #Differential
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... Metabolic Acidosis #Chronic ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential
Key features on examination in COPD (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)

#Diagnosis #PhysicalExam #COPD #Manifestations #Features #Diagram
examination in COPD ... (Chronic obstructive ... pulmonary disease ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #COPD #Manifestations
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Epiglottitis • Vocal cord ... pneumonia • Water: pulmonary ... MG, ALS) • ↓ chest ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential ... Algorithm #rapid #pulmonary
COPD Physical Exam Likelihood Ratios
Barrel Chest - LR 1.5
Pursed Lip Breathing - LR 2.7
Reduced breath sounds
COPD Physical Exam ... Ratios Barrel Chest ... Hyperresonance of chest ... #PhysicalExam # ... LRs #diagnosis #pulmonary
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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Dyspnea - Differential ... - Asthma - COPD ... of Dyspnea: • Chest ... Obesity - Flail chest ... #dyspnea #sob #differential
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
of Hypoxemia- Differential ... Disease (Asthma, COPD ... lung disease • Pulmonary ... Abnormalities • Chest ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #Differential
Pulmonary Hypertension Groups - WHO Classification
Group I - Vascular remodeling of pulmonary arteries
 • Idiopathic, HIV,
disease Group III - Chronic ... hypoxemia • COPD ... • Sarcoidosis, chronic ... dyspnea, fatigue, or chest ... dyspnea, fatigue, chest
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Pulmonary ... Hypoxemia: • COPD ... Metabolic Disorders Chronic
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... obstruction • COPD ... Physical stigmata of cor ... high-resolution chest ... #differential #