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Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Parenchyma: ILD ... of Dyspnea: • Chest ... Obesity - Flail chest ... #causes #pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... Most Common Causes ... : • Cystic fibrosis ... high-resolution chest ... CT) • Broncho-arterial
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
Diagnostic algorithm ... hypertension; CXR, chest ... bronchopulmonary dysplasia; CLD ... liver function test ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... Interstitium • ILD ... #Differential #Diagnosis
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... - Differential Diagnosis ... HiRes #HighRes #Chest ... #CT #Patterns # ... #pulmonary #radiology
Pulmonary Hypertension Groups - WHO Classification
Group I - Vascular remodeling of pulmonary arteries
 • Idiopathic, HIV,
Pulmonary Hypertension ... hypoxemia • COPD, ILD ... dyspnea, fatigue, or chest ... dyspnea, fatigue, chest ... Classification #diagnosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
anti-GBM) Other tests ... : • CT chest to ... Goodpasture's cause ... typically seen on chest ... #management #treatment
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Rapid Response Management ... atelectasis • Lung fibrosis ... MG, ALS) • ↓ chest ... compliance (e.g., flail chest ... #differential #Diagnosis
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
patterns on a chest ... consolidation - Multifocal ill-defined ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
Progressive Massive Fibrosis ... fibrotic lung disease caused ... Calcification (seen in CT ... radiology #CXR #Chest ... XRay #labeled #pulmonary