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An Approach to Chronic Dyspnea - Diagnostic Framework

Pulmonary, Cardiovascular and Miscellaneous Cause

Dr. Eric Strong https://twitter.com/DrEricStrong 

#Dyspnea
An Approach to Chronic ... Dyspnea - Diagnostic ... Framework Pulmonary ... DrEricStrong #Dyspnea ... #Chronic #Differential
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Bronchitis • Chronic ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #Dyspnea ... #Differential #
Central distribution is seen in sarcoidosis and cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
Peripheral distribution is mainly seen in cryptogenic
and cardiogenic pulmonary ... pneumonia (COP), chronic ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... HRCT #ChestCT #Differential ... Central #Peripheral #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Metabolic Acidosis #Chronic ... #Dyspnea #SOB # ... Differential #Diagnosis
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Lung Disease - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... 12 weeks): • Chronic ... Algorithm #lesion #pulmonary ... #differential
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Pulmonary ... Pleural effusion, Pulmonary ... BostonChiefs #Dyspnea
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
consolidation is pulmonary ... cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... heart due to a chronic ... Consolidation #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Workup for Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hypophosphatemia: paraproteinemia, acute leukemia
Measure Urine Fractional Excretion
Workup for Hypophosphatemia ... - Differential ... Malabsorption, Chronic ... Diagnosis #Framework #Workup ... #phosphate #nephrology
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... will limit the differential ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential # ... RadiologyAssistant
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal ... apart): Cough, Dyspnea ... symptomatology Differential ... Renal #Syndrome #differential ... #diagnosis #nephrology