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Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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Causes of Dyspnea ... - Asthma - COPD ... • Parenchyma: ILD ... Transverse myelitis • Hematology ... #pulmonary
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Asthma • COPD ... Interstitium • ILD ... #Causes
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... History: cough, dyspnea ... #BOOP #pulmonary ... #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
COPD Management Algorithm - GOLD 2019 guidelines 

Categorize into COPD GOLD A-D -> Initiate first-line therapy
COPD Management ... Algorithm - GOLD ... 2019 guidelines ... #Management #Pulmonary ... #Algorithm #pharmacology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Inflammatory: • IBD ... Damage: • Post-op ... following EtOH induced ... #Causes #Hematology
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced ... Dyspnea 3. ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... LDH • ↑ ESR, CRP ... #diagnosis #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... typical HF sx: dyspnea ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... e.g., <50%), ESC guidelines
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
malignant, pediatric cases ... • Headache → mild ... tremor, pallor, dyspnea ... similar to stress-induced ... may present with pulmonary
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
Management of patients ... and relief of dyspnea ... the patient’s dyspnea ... #Algorithm #Effusion ... #Pleural #Pulmonary