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Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 ā€¢ Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 ā€¢ Electrical:
	-
Dyspnea - Differential ... Causes of Dyspnea ... Hematology: - Anemia ... Deconditioning - Pain ... diagnosis #causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 ā€¢ Effusion
 ā€¢ Cardiac Tamponade*
 ā€¢ Constriction
Myocardial
 ā€¢
Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Stable Angina ā€¢ Acute ... - Other ā€¢ Anemia ... #SOB #Differential
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... Pain (<72 hours ... ) - Differential ... : R/O cardiac, pulmonary ... ā€¢ Sickle cell anemia
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 ā€¢ Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Pulmonary ... Tamponade ā€¢ Chronic: Anemia ... #Causes #Differential
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 ā€¢ Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 ā€¢
Tachypnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Tachypnea: ā€¢ Anemia ... Anxiety, fright, pain ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Chest Pain Diagnosis ... Limb ischemia Pulmonary ... underlying dz (SLE, uremia ... Pneumothorax: - Hx: Acute ... Management #Algorithm #differential
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 ā€¢ Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... of acute respiratory ... crackles, chest pain ... #differential #diagnosis
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 ā€¢ Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... ), anemia, arthralgia ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential #
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
, APML, CLL Acute ... -> AML: Blast crises ... - infiltrates (anemia ... , dyspnea, gingival ... Hematology #Oncology #Diagnosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acute or chronic ... (AG) = {Na - (Cl ... Diagnosis: Causes ... Hyperventilation (Anxiety, pain ... Classicallyā€¯ noted with pulmonary