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Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 ā€¢ Dysrhythmia
 ā€¢ Ischemia
 ā€¢ Cardiomyopathy
 ā€¢ Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... ā€¢ Interstitial lung ... embolism ā€¢ Pulmonary ... Pleura: ā€¢ Pleural effusion ... Metabolic acidosis ā€¢ Pregnancy
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 ā€¢ Effusion
 ā€¢ Cardiac Tamponade*
 ā€¢ Constriction
Myocardial
 ā€¢
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pericardial ā€¢ Effusion ... Stable Angina ā€¢ Acute ... Embolism* ā€¢ Pulmonary ... #Causes
Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
and Hemoptysis Acute ... Tuberculosis - Lung ... Cancer of the Lung ... Cardiovascular Disorders ... Emboli Irritating
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 ā€¢ Low PATM Can decrease first part
DISORDER ā€¢ Difficulty ... : Interstitial lung ... ventilation (V) in the lungs ... embolus SHUNT ... bypassing the lungs
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 ā€¢ Congestive heart failure
 ā€¢ Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pneumonectomy ā€¢ Trapped lung ... embolism ā€¢ Collagen ... #causes
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     ā€¢ Aortic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Embolism (chest ... ā€¢ Pleural Effusion ... ā€¢ Somatoform Disorder ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Possible small plural effusion ... pleura in severe cases ... Possible bilateral effusion ... the severity Acute ... Embolism (PE):
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... ā€¢ Diffuse Lung ... Disease ā€¢ Acute ... ā€¢ Chronic Lung ... Embolism
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
ventilation to perfusion ... Therefore, conditions caused ... granulomatous disorders ... apices caused by ... edema in acute
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Acute or chronic ... Classicallyā€¯ noted with pulmonary ... embolism (with ... or restrictive lung