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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Acidosis #Chronic #Dyspnea ... #SOB #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
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Pediatric Dyspnea ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Ketoacidosis • Pulmonary ... #SOB #ShortnessOfBreath ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Causes of Acute ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular • Pulmonary ... #SOB #Differential ... #Causes
COPD Management Algorithm - GOLD 2019 guidelines 

Categorize into COPD GOLD A-D -> Initiate first-line therapy
COPD Management Algorithm ... - GOLD 2019 guidelines ... of pneumonia, so ... #Management #Pulmonary ... #Algorithm #pharmacology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... typical HF sx: dyspnea ... e.g., <50%), ESC guidelines ... teratogenic GDMT meds
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
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Hypertension: • Guidelines ... doubling of Cr), pulmonary ... ↑ in anti HTN meds ... exact diagnosis so ... have high clinical
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Cesarean delivery Clinical ... diagnosis: - Dyspnea ... Key Point: High clinical ... Rule out other causes ... Black women and in resource-limited
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical ... Practice Guideline ... and relief of dyspnea ... #Algorithm #Effusion ... Management #Pleural #Pulmonary
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
MRI 30 M from sub-Saharan ... of prior silent pulmonary ... Nausea & vomiting ... Guidelines recommend ... T2 #MRI #Brain #clinical
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This patient’s clinical ... exam findings and clinical ... does a better job ... His dyspnea continued ... Most commonly caused