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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Pericardial • Effusion ... • Cardiac Tamponade ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Cardiac ... Valvular disease • Tamponade ... Superior vena cava syndrome ... Pleura: • Pleural effusion
Hemopericardium and Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram

Next best step for this 25yo male (SBP 70)?
Resolution: pericardiocentesis
Tamponade on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... to definitive managemt ... #Tamponade #Effusion ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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• Obstructive: Pulmonary ... Pneumothorax, Cardiac ... Tamponade, Severe ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... algorithm #treatment #management
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
(UPC) ratio • Cardiac ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... LVEF, pericardial effusion ... #differential # ... diagnosis #management
Metastatic Sarcoma causing Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
This 50 yo man had an aggressive sarcoma with cardiac
Tamponade on POCUS ... and pulmonary involvement ... No pericardial effusion ... #Tamponade #POCUS ... #clinical #echocardiogram
Untreated VSD on POCUS Echocardiogram

Crazy POCUS of an untreated VSD with with pulmonary hypertension, Eisenmenger syndrome,
Echocardiogram ... VSD with with pulmonary ... hypertension, Eisenmenger syndrome ... and pericardial effusion ... profound that tamponade
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
diminished tissue perfusion ... pneumothorax, cardiac ... tamponade, constrictive ... types #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #differential
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... HoTN, edema and effusions ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... initiation • Differential ... APML #diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... Cardiac cath if ... acute coronary syndrome ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management