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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pericardial ... Tamponade* •
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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- Too slow • Pericardium ... Constrictive - Tamponade ... Pulmonary Causes ... • Pleura: - Effusion ... #diagnosis #causes
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
dissection - SCAD • Pericardium ... Pericarditis - Tamponade ... Pulmonary Causes ... • Pleura: - Effusion ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Regurgitation - Pericardium ... Tamponade Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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Tachypnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Cardiac ischemia • Pericardial ... effusion/Tamponade ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Mediastinal Widening - Differential ... Diagnosis • ... Nodule / mass • Masses ... effusion • CXR ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
)- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... patients with pulmonary ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... #Differential #
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Valvular disease • Tamponade ... Pleura: • Pleural effusion
“H’s & T’s“ - The reversible causes of Cardiac Arrest 
Hypovolemia, Hypoxia/Hypoxemia, Hydrogen Ion Excess (Acidosis),
The reversible causes ... Hyperkalemia, Hypothermia Tamponade ... #HsTs #acls #differential ... #diagnosis #arrest ... #management
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
effusion, cardiac ... Pulmonary embolism ... Tamponade: pericardial ... effusion, small ... #criticalcare #diagnosis