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Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Pulmonary ... : Trauma, COPD exacerbation ... Pleural effusion, Pulmonary ... wall hernia, Obesity
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... potentially be an acute ... Long-standing vs ... hernia • Rib ... aneurysms • Acute
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
, inflammatory lung ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... cause such as trauma ... management with early enteral
Lung Hernia (Sibson Hernia) on physical exam due to a traumatic chest injury.

Sibson Hernia is a
Lung Hernia (Sibson ... surgery or certain pulmonary ... #Lung #Hernia #Sibson ... #clinical #video ... #thoracic #trauma
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
in obstructive lung ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... on chronic resp ... COPD) • Other acute ... deformity (facial trauma
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Torsemide) • Acute ... pulmonary edema ... hyperaldosteronism • Acute ... Postoperative abdominal ... distention • Abdominal
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
granulomas within the lungs ... General: fever, ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... sarcoidosis Pulmonary ... 16-32%): lupus pernio
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
disorders - Chronic ... pulmonary diseases ... Diagnoses: • Acute ... Syndrome • Blunt Abdominal ... Trauma • Heart
Bleeding Risk for Various Invasive/Surgical Procedures
Low Risk:
 • Dental extractions (1 or 2 teeth), endodontic (root
• Other intra-abdominal ... cholecystectomy, hernia ... • Major intra-abdominal ... replacement) • Lung ... pericardiocentesis, colonic
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
presents with acute ... 3) Abdominal, ... change in the lungs ... or chronic pulmonary ... nails, bronchi, lungs