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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Arrhythmia • Atrial ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... Pneumonia • ARDS
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
the differential diagnosis ... In chronic disease ... proteinaceous material ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
period without chest ... Serial EKGS in pts ... Sign #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
heart due to a chronic ... pulmonay infection, ARDS ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
The diagnosis of ... represents an axial ... patients with chronic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... exercise intolerance, chest ... patients with chronic ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
the differential diagnosis ... fluid or solid material ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... Emphysema #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
like acute or chronic ... between these chest ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
On the left another patient with ground glass pattern in a mosaic distribution.
Again the ground glass
vessels due to chronic ... thromboemboli in which partial ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #GGO # ... Thromboembolism #RadiologyAssistant
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
*Chronic HFrEF may ... un lymphatic Diagnostic ... Chest x-ray: signs ... Other: Electrocardiogram ... #heartfailure #diagnosis