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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Dysfunction • Diastolic ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Hypertension Pulmonary ... • Metabolic Acidosis
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Differential ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Disease • Acute ... Arterial Hypertension ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
- Differential ... Diagnosis Pulmonary ... Intracardiac shunt, Cardiomyopathy ... Chronic: Metabolic acidosis ... (eg, DM, renal failure
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
pressure and the diastolic ... • Severe iron deficiency ... PP and systolic hypertension ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... #causes #cardiology
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
- Differential ... Manifestations Causes ... HF • Moderate pulmonary ... seen • Lactic acidosis ... - Dilated cardiomyopathy
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential ... pulmonary edema ... peritonitis - Acute ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #typea #typeb #classification
Quincke's Pulse in a patient with a normal echocardiogram (non-valvular)

A 70 y/o man presents with new
with a normal echocardiogram ... of diastolic heart ... failure" and stopped ... highest on my differential ... AorticRegurgitation #Diagnosis