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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
• Effusion • Cardiac ... Myocardial • Systolic ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF ... - Other • Anemia ... Deconditioning • Hyperthyroidism
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
SYPATHOMIMETICS • CARDIAC ... DRUG WITHDRAWAL SYSTEMIC ... PHAEOCHROMOCYTOMA • PULMONARY ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pneumonia • CHF ... Tachypnea: • Anemia ... poisoning Nervous System ... Tachypnea: • Hyperthyroidism
Pulmonary Flow Murmur

crescendo-decrescendo, early to mid-systolic 

Increases Intensity: Laying supine, hyperkinetic 
circulatory states (e.g., anemia, 
fever,
, early to mid-systolic ... states (e.g., anemia ... , fever, hyperthyroidism ... #Flow #Murmur #Cardiac ... #Cardiology #Diagnosis
Refeeding Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Patients at Risk of Refeeding Syndrome:
 - Little or no nutritional
Pathogenesis and clinical ... findings Patients ... overload -> - CHF ... - Pulmonary ... hemolysis - anemia
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
output because of cardiac ... results in decreased cardiac ... causes increased systemic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Findings #Diagram
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Framework and Clinical ... Lactation - Hyperthyroidism ... flow, increasing cardiac ... • Moderate pulmonary ... Additional Findings
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
processes: • Systemic ... Cryofibrinogenemia Clinical ... thrombophlebitis, pulmonary ... Cryofibrinogenemia Diagnosis ... : • + Clinical
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Some exam findings ... with presence of pulmonary ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #heartfailure #chf
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Anticholinergics Systemic ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary ... Vasovagal syndrome • Hyperthyroidism ... • Anemia Psychiatric ... #Palpitations #Cardiology