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Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Pulmonary ... exacerbation, Asthma ... : Asthma, COPD, ... #Diagnosis
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Response Management ... pneumothorax, COPD/asthma ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential ... #Diagnosis #Management
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Obstruction • Asthma ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Abnormal Chest X-Ray:
 • Chronic Infection (Eg. Fungal, Tuberculosis)
Cough - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Neoplasm • CHF ... Obstructive Disease (FEV1 ... #Differential #
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Chest Pain Diagnosis ... and Management ... Limb ischemia Pulmonary ... Dyspnea, H/O COPD, asthma ... #differential
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
 •
doubling of Cr), pulmonary ... or eclampsia Chronic ... patients with chronic ... under control or rapid ... obstetrics #cardiology #differential
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Diagnosis: Causes ... insufficiency - Rapid ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... disease (COPD, OSA, Asthma ... Interpretation #Diagnosis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
Vasculitides - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Eosinophilia, asthma ... , chronic rhinosinusitis ... • ANA (Suggest CTD
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
Pilot balloon ... Surgical management ... #Emergencies #diagnosis ... #differential # ... management #pulmonary
Diagnosis of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
In research, MCS is defined based on the following:20
1. It is chronic
It is chronic - ... Difficulty breathing/asthma ... that are hard, rapid ... #Differential # ... Management #PatientInfo