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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pericardial • Effusion ... • Cardiac Tamponade ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Interstitium • ILD
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea ... Pulmonary/Chest ... Asthma attack, ILD ... , COPD, CTEPH, ILD ... Valvular disease, Tamponade
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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Constrictive - Tamponade ... Pulmonary Causes ... • Parenchyma: ILD ... • Pleura: - Effusion ... #causes #pulmonary
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Acute Hypoxemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... : ILD, pHTN, Advanced ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #pulmonary
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR)

Here's the bedside Echo of an 8-week-old boy who presented to
Echo of an 8-week-old ... to the ER with acute ... #Return #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram ... #Clinical #A4C
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Pericarditis on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... could pinpoint the cause ... can be seen in tamponade ... Had diagnostic tap-fever
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Pericarditis on Echocardiogram ... A 55-year-old ... circumferential pericardial effusion ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... #a4c #pocus #clinical
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
the critically ill ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... cardiac output - Acute ... pulmonary edema ... peritonitis - Acute