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Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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deep breathing Pulmonary ... Causes of Tachypnea ... Tachypnea: • Pulmonary ... • Brainstem pathology ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
Causes of Hyponatremia ... • Drugs • Pulmonary ... pathology • Malignancy ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
lung) - CNS pathology ... hemorrhage) - Pulmonary ... pathology (e.g. ... Diagnosis #Table #Causes
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
Causes of Hyponatremia ... • Drugs • Pulmonary ... pathology • Malignancy ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Differential Diagnosis of Wheezing
 • Extrathoracic (wheezing Is typically inspiratory): Anaphylaxis, Vocal cord pathology, Laryngeal stenosis,
Anaphylaxis, Vocal cord pathology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #pulmonary
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Causes of Wide Pulse ... conditioned athletes Pathologic ... - Chronic pulmonary ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Physiologic Causes ... Well-conditioned athletes Pathologic ... Causes: • Valvular ... disorders - Chronic pulmonary ... Infarction • Pulmonary
SPONT - Spontaneous Breathing = Pressure Support Ventilation Summary
Basic Set Parameters:
  1) Pressure Support (PS)
significant pulm pathology ... Most common cause ... diaphragm strength Casey ... #Ventilation #pulmonary
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
thrombophlebitis, pulmonary ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes ... Biopsy: Typical pathologic
Occult Causes of Non-Response to Vasopressors

vital disclaimer: the cognitive response to hypotension should not be reaching
Occult Causes of ... the underlying pathology ... response -> cognitive pause ... toxicologic - 2nd cause ... #Differential #Causes