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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Cardiac Tamponade ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Interstitium • ILD
Unexpected severe pericardial effusion in a patient with colon cancer and DVT. Never forget POCUS of
severe pericardial effusion ... #Echocardiogram ... PericardialEffusion #A4C ... #PSAX #Malignant ... #Tamponade
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
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Pericarditis on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... can be seen in tamponade ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... #Echocardiogram
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
Metastatic Sarcoma causing Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
This 50 yo man had an aggressive sarcoma with cardiac
with cardiac and pulmonary ... No pericardial effusion ... #Sarcoma #malignant ... #echocardiogram ... #plax
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Atypical” Pneumonia Malignancy ... , Beomycin • Acute ... Lung #Diseases #ILD
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 ... (This causes ↑ strain ... #Echocardiogram ... #Clinical #A4C