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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Dyspnea - Differential ... Pericardial • Effusion ... Alveoli • Pneumonia ... • ARDS • COPD ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
 •
Pediatric Dyspnea ... Foreign Body • Viral ... Body • Pleural Effusion ... Ketoacidosis • Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Cytopenias VIRAL ... factor • May cause ... , pleural effusion ... Infections #HIV #AIDS ... #pulmonary #differential
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... pleura in severe cases ... Possible bilateral effusion ... Distress Syndrome (ARDS
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... pt with fever/dyspnea ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... edema, ARDS, interstitial ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
, ARDS, DAH, solitary ... exudative pleural effusions ... Dyspnea 3. ... Exclude other causes ... - Pulmonary
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
treatment of HIV/AIDS ... ART: • ART ↓ viral ... be present: • AIDS ... infiltrates, pleural effusions ... cryptococcomas, cavitating pneumonia