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Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... flare, Pleural effusion ... Tumor, Pleural effusion ... , Intracardiac shunt
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... cava syndrome • Shunt ... Bronchitis • Chronic ... Pleura: • Pleural effusion
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary ... 1) or anatomic shunt ... Presentation: • Dyspnea ... • Platypnea - Dyspnea ... Arterial blood gas (ABC
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
(assumes Room Air ... Right to Left Shunt ... Pulmonary AVMs, Hepatopulmonary ... Disease and more • Diffusion ... Hypoxia #hypoxemia #differential