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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 ā€¢ Effusion
 ā€¢ Cardiac Tamponade*
 ā€¢ Constriction
Myocardial
 ā€¢
Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pericardial ā€¢ Effusion ... ā€¢ Metabolic Acidosis ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 ā€¢ Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 ā€¢ Electrical:
	-
Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... ā€¢ Pleura: - Effusion ... Additional: - Acidosis ... #diagnosis #causes
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 ā€¢ Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 ā€¢
Tachypnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... ā€¢ Pericardial effusion ... ā€¢ Metabolic acidosis ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 ā€¢ Low PATM Can decrease first part
Respiratory Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... , pulmonary AVMs ... Failure #hypoxia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 ā€¢ Dysrhythmia
 ā€¢ Ischemia
 ā€¢ Cardiomyopathy
 ā€¢ Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pleura: ā€¢ Pleural effusion ... ā€¢ Metabolic acidosis
Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 ā€¢ Fear and Anxiety
 ā€¢ Pleural Effusion
 ā€¢ Ascites
Causes of Orthopnea ... - Differential ... Anxiety ā€¢ Pleural Effusion ... CNS lesion: ALS, MS ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 ā€¢ Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... of Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Pulmonary ... Chronic: Metabolic acidosis ... Diagnosis
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
ā€¢ Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemopericardium)- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... ā€¢ Malignancy (e.g ... patients with pulmonary ... OTHER RARE CAUSES
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Differentials? ... Diagnosis: Causes ... - Rapid saline infusion ... Classicallyā€¯ noted with pulmonary ... Interpretation #Diagnosis
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential ... hypoxemia/Sepsis etc ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... output - Acute pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #causes