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Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Pulmonary/Chest ... Trauma, COPD exacerbation ... Chronic: Metabolic acidosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acute or chronic ... Compensation, Acute ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... restrictive lung disease ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #AcidBase
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
- STAR CHASERS Mnemonic ... apices caused by ... Pulmonary Diseases ... edema in acute ... #differential #diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
encephalitis, Tumor, Trauma ... edema, Aspiration ... Pneumoconiosis, Bronchitis, Adult ... #respiratory #acidbase ... #causes
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... presentations and disease ... cardiac output - Acute ... pulmonary edema ... peritonitis - Acute
Causes of Myoclonus - Differential Diagnosis
LOCALIZATION:
 • Cortical: Focal/multifocal: Distal UL+ Face, Action/sensitive induced
 • Sub-Cortical:
Causes of Myoclonus ... , post stroke, trauma ... : OMS, Neoplasia ... Chronic: Storage disease ... hepatic, septic, pulmonary
Beyond the classic trauma patient during your E-Fast Exam, who else does the Sono-Pros scan?
- Primary
a tall, young adult ... underlying lung disease ... cystic fibrosis, acute ... forget iatrogenic causes ... lung #ultrasound #diagnosis