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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Pleural Thickening/Masses ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... Distention Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... : R/O cardiac, pulmonary ... musculoskeletal causes ... genitourinary causes ... Diffuse #Acute #Abdominal
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... 90%, Abnormal Abdominal ... Ultrasound High ... Cyanosis without Pulmonary ... Apnea • Chronic Pulmonary
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis
The percentage of syncopal events secondary to arrhythmias or structural disease is generally
stenosis • HOCM • Pulmonary ... Psychogenic • TIA • Falls ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... Differential Diagnosis Pulmonary ... Pleural effusion, Pulmonary ... Ascites, Intra-abdominal ... Acute #Chronic #Causes
Paradoxical Respirations in Diaphragmatic Paralysis

Note the paradoxical movement of the abdomen during inspiration. The accessory inspiratory
This change causes ... and the anterior abdominal ... #PhysicalExam #Pulmonary
Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

Preoperative 
• Asthma/ COPD 
• Recent respiratory infection 
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Post-operative Pulmonary ... Intraoperative • Upper abdominal ... #RiskFactors #pulmonary ... anesthesia #surgery #causes
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... Testing Common causes ... disease - Renal ultrasound ... Duplex Doppler ultrasound ... ; MRA; abdominal
Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19
 • Neurologic: Headaches, Dizziness, Encephalopathy, Guillain-Barré, Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke
 • Renal:
Gastrointestinal: Diarrhea, Nausea ... /vomiting, Abdominal ... vein thrombosis, Pulmonary ... ischemia, Acute cor pulmonale
Intestinal Ascariasis on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Ultrasound of tubular structure with echogenic walls in dilated
Point of Care Ultrasound ... (POCUS) Ultrasound ... with echogenic walls ... obstruction (as in this case ... Intestinal #Ascariasis #Ultrasound