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Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... • Ischemia • Cardiomyopathy ... • Interstitial lung ... hypertension ... #Causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Hypertension Pulmonary
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... • Diffuse Lung ... • Chronic Lung ... Arterial Hypertension
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Warm Extremities
 - Distributive Shock - Low JVP
Shock - Bibasilar Lung ... Arrhythmia • Cardiomyopathy ... Sounds • Pulmonary ... Redistribution #Shock #Hypotension ... #causes
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Premature Ventricular Complexes ... syndromes (e.g., long ... syndrome, ARVC) • Hypertension ... : • Hypertension ... more intensive treatment
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
malignant, pediatric cases ... tremor, pallor, dyspnea ... erythropoietin • Cardiomyopathy ... → cardiomyopathy ... may present with pulmonary
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
absence of intrinsic lung ... disease Caused ... • Platypnea - Dyspnea ... on radioactive lung ... HPS features - Complete
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
other obvious causes ... (chronic lung disease ... 3 Woods units, PA ... pressure < 15mmHg TREATMENT ... - Mechanism: causes
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... • Hypoxia • Dyspnea ... in the adjacent lung ... hypertension • ... mycobacteria Treatment
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... heart disease • Hypertensive ... • Pulmonary embolus ... typical HF sx: dyspnea ... management #cardiology #treatment