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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Sub-Valvular Disease ... • Stable Angina
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Most common cause ... pain, hemoptysis, dyspnea ... #pulmonary #differential ... #causes #management
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
restrictive lung disease ... of dyspnea and ... Breathing #Patterns #Pulmonary ... Abnormalities #Abnormal #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Heart Failure • Dyspnea ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Differential Diagnosis ... Treat underlying cause
Summary table of common benign breast diseases and how to manage them. 
Fibroadenoma:
 • Most common
Summary table of ... and how to manage ... trauma Breast abscess ... #differential #diagnosis ... #table
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Slow Growers (Runyon ... Weakness, • Dyspnea ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... #differential #diagnosis
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... pt with fever/dyspnea ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... interstitial lung disease ... NOT definitively diagnose
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Caused by intrapulmonary ... Presentation: • Dyspnea ... • Platypnea - Dyspnea ... echocardiography - Assess ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
The table summarizes ... Now it is obvious ... lobar pneumonia caused ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #Table
Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome on Physical Exam
The case of a patient with a diagnosis of cirrhosis and platypnea-orthodeoxia
Physical Exam The case ... patient with a diagnosis ... notable positional dyspnea ... Orthodeoxia #Syndrome #PhysicalExam ... #respiratory #pulmonary