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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... • Cardiac Tamponade ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea ... flare, Pleural effusion ... Tumor, Pleural effusion ... CHF, Hypertensive ... #Chronic #Causes
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura in severe cases ... Possible bilateral effusion ... the severity Acute ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19
 • Neurologic: Headaches, Dizziness, Encephalopathy, Guillain-Barré, Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke
 • Renal:
Stroke • Renal: Acute ... /vomiting, Abdominal ... thrombosis • Cardiac ... cor pulmonale ... Extrapulmonary #Diagnosis #Signs
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... bilateral pleural effusions ... ). 1/5 pts w/ acute ... HF → no signs of ... Consider cardiac
RV Strain in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

A patient is brought by EMS intubated and hypotensive.
RV Strain in Pulmonary ... Embolism on POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #ultrasound #DSign ... #AcutePE
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... osmolarity If cause ... investigations depending on clinical ... context and signs ... renal biopsy • Abdominal
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... Signs of poor perfusion ... with presence of pulmonary ... the determined cause ... #heartfailure #chf
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
without warning signs ... transmission, with acute ... and no apparent focus ... the following signs ... Intense abdominal
Cheyne-Stokes Respirations

What eponymous respiratory pattern do you observe in this patient? What eponymous jugular venous pulse
respirations, caused ... by HF (from IE) ... carotid) and frog sign ... Respirations #breathing #pulmonary ... #clinical #video