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Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Diagnosis Framework ... Causes of Dyspnea ... • Parenchyma: ILD ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #pulmonary
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Interstitium • ILD ... Acidosis #Chronic #Dyspnea ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hypoxemia and Dyspnea - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask for vitals en route
2) Stabilize: Nasal canula 
3)
Hypoxemia and Dyspnea ... Rapid Response Management ... Cardiac, Neuro 4) Diagnose ... the underlying cause ... #Management #criticalcare
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 ... Asthma attack, ILD ... , COPD, CTEPH, ILD
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
- Differential Diagnosis ... slowly progressive dyspnea ... leaking out of pulmonary ... Lung #Diseases #ILD ... #Causes #Differential
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... History: cough, dyspnea ... Organizing Pneumonia - Diagnosis ... #ILD #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 ... teratogenic GDMT meds
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Dyspnea 3. ... pneumonitis Diagnosis ... Exclude other causes ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... #diagnosis #management
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis ... malignant, pediatric cases ... • Headache → mild ... tremor, pallor, dyspnea ... may present with pulmonary
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
inner diameter (ID ... The ID and OD sizes ... This can cause life-threatening ... #Emergencies #diagnosis ... #pulmonary #criticalcare