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Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... edema • Atelectasis ... • Interstitial lung ... : • Pleural effusion ... #Causes
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
effusion (MPE) ... Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical ... goals of assessing lung ... and relief of dyspnea ... #Algorithm #Management
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
edema; ARDS, Metastatic ... complex • Nodular/Masses ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... Castleman's disease • Pleural ... diagnosis #chestCT #radiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... Typical symptoms: dyspnea ... : weight gain, lung ... , bilateral pleural ... effusions). 1/5
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
effusion). ... position Obstructive lung ... diseased areas of the lung ... admitted with severe dyspnoe ... #Clinical #Radiology
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... History: cough, dyspnea ... Rare: pleural effusions ... , pleural thickening
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
effusion (MPE) ... Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical ... goals of assessing lung ... #Algorithm #Effusion ... #Pulmonary
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
• Amiodarone half ... and exudative pleural ... effusions • Acute ... Dyspnea 3. ... Exclude other causes
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
and Peripheral Edema ... with presence of pulmonary ... edema (“B-lines ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
revealed multiple pulmonary ... , pleural effusions ... bacterial infection caused ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #