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Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... /Chest Wall: • ... Acute: Trauma, COPD ... Abdominal wall hernia
Kussmaul Breathing in Lactic Acidosis
Acute non-cardiopulmonary dyspnoea. 70 ys, DM, vomiting and URQ abdominal pain since
Lactic Acidosis Acute ... discharged for acute ... originates in the chest ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam ... #Pulmonary #Respiratory
COPD Physical Exam Likelihood Ratios
Barrel Chest - LR 1.5
Pursed Lip Breathing - LR 2.7
Reduced breath sounds
Ratios Barrel Chest ... 1.5 Pursed Lip Breathing ... LR 11.8 Early inspiratory ... #PhysicalExam # ... LRs #diagnosis #pulmonary
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Stridor - Differential ... High-pitched, variable respiratory ... Retropharyngeal abscess • Acute ... diagnosis #causes #pulmonary ... #airway #physicalexam
Asthma vs COPD Presentation and Diagnosis
Asthma:
 • Epidemiology: Age usually < 45, History (personal or family)
Symptoms: Cough, Dyspnea ... , Wheeze, Chest ... Cyanosis, Barrel chest ... , Pursed lip breathing ... comparison #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... #SOB #Differential
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
disease, pleuritic chest ... common cause of dyspnea ... bronchitis, and COPD ... #Pulmonary #Abnormalities ... Abnormal #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Lung Hernia (Sibson Hernia) on physical exam due to a traumatic chest injury.

Sibson Hernia is a
to a traumatic chest ... is noted after chest ... surgery or certain pulmonary ... thoracic #trauma #physicalexam ... #respiratory #breathing
Stridor from Vocal Cord Paralysis on Physical Exam (Audio)

The video shows high-pitched noise (stridor) from vocal
First question in acute ... dyspnea: is there ... Both inspiratory ... #Paralysis #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #pulmonary
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Emergencies - Differential ... 100,000/mm3 • Respiratory ... Epidural Spinal Cord ... • Cough • Dyspnea ... Hyperuricemia • Acute