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Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Causes of Acute ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... AECOPD Upper Airway ... #Causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway ... #Dyspnea #SOB #
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... syndrome • Shunt Airway ... Bronchitis • Chronic ... #Causes
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... i.e. cancer) • Dyspnea ... lung disease #Chronic ... #causes
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic ... Causes of Dyspnea ... Valvular disease Head/Neck ... BostonChiefs #Dyspnea ... #Causes #Differential
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation causes ... Symptoms: • Chronic ... • Hypoxia • Dyspnea ... Most Common Causes ... moderate-to-severe cases
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
symptoms are not caused ... Self-limiting, chronic ... ): 50% remits spontaneously ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... , arrhythmias, dyspnoea
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... slowly progressive dyspnea ... Beomycin • Acute or Chronic ... Diseases #ILD #Causes
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
potential inciting causes ... Haverhill fever caused ... Many have moved away ... patches on the face, neck ... • Cause is unknown
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
has a number of causes ... of dyspnea and ... because narrowed airways ... Causes include ... asthma, chronic