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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Effusion • Cardiac ... Tamponade* • ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Pneumonia • ARDS
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... chest discomfort Cardiac ... disease • Cardiomyopathy ... previous MI) Non-Cardiac ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Warm Extremities
 - Distributive Shock - Low JVP
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Arrhythmia • Cardiomyopathy ... Pneumothorax • Cardiac ... Tamponade - Hypovolemic ... #causes
Hypotension / Shock Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic:
 • Poor oral intake
 • Hemorrhage
 • Renal loss
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cardiogenic: • Cardiomyopathy ... Obstructive: • Cardiac ... tamponade • Tension ... #shock #causes
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... tamponade • AECOPD ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... #causes
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cardiac Causes ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... • Pericardial Tamponade ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Cardiac: • Dysrhythmia ... • Ischemia • Cardiomyopathy ... Valvular disease • Tamponade ... #Causes
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes ... Echocardiography, Cardiac ... MRI, Cardiac Catheterization ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #algorithm
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Migraine Cardiac ... Stenosis • Cardiac ... Tamponade ... #causes
Parasternal LAX view with severe septal thickening in a patient with Hypertrophic CM and obstruction. Given
risk for sudden cardiac ... Detailed Case Review ... #hypertrophic #cardiomyopathy ... HOCM #HCM #plax #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology