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Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Bronchitis • Chronic obstructive ... • Interstitial lung ... Pleura: • Pleural effusion
Step by step approach for diagnosis of pleural effusion by Lung Ultrasound

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-018-1062-x

#Diagnosis #POCUS #Lung #Pleural #Effusion
diagnosis of pleural effusion ... by Lung Ultrasound ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Lung #Pleural ... #Steps #Algorithm
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Causes of Hypoxemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Ventilation ... • Interstitial lung ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Respiratory Failure - Differential ... : Interstitial lung ... ventilation (V) in the lungs ... bypassing the lungs ... Failure #hypoxia #Differential
Shock - Pathophysiology 
Inadequate tissue perfusion to meet O2, nutrient requirements
1. Distributive Shock
2. Hypovolemic Shock
3. Cardiogenic
Inadequate tissue perfusion ... Obstructive Shock ... Pathophysiology #differential ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pericardial • Effusion ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway Obstruction ... #Causes
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura in severe cases ... Possible bilateral effusion ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #pulmonary #differential ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... Effusion - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pneumonectomy • Trapped lung ... #Hepatology #causes
Pathogens in Pneumonia

Here is a quick review of the pathogens causing pneumonia (useful for enumerating differentials
for enumerating differentials ... smoking. structural lung ... MAC (structural lung ... Pathogens #Pneumonia #Differential ... #Microbiology #Causes
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Warm Extremities
 - Distributive Shock - Low JVP
Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Shock - Bibasilar Lung ... HOCM) - Obstructive ... #causes