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Dyspnea - Considerations with Malignancy
Directly Malignancy Related:
 - Lymphangitic spread to lung
 - Malignant pleural effusion
- Malignant pleural ... pericardial effusion ... - Lung metastases ... Radiation induced disease ... dyspnea #algorithm #differential
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... A-lines (parietal pleura ... effusion - Reduced ... Possible bilateral effusion ... #differential #
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential ... • Interstitial lung ... malformation Pleura ... : • Pleural effusion ... 2LmUODZ #Dyspnea #Differential
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Pericardial ... • Effusion ... • Sub-Valvular Disease ... Coronary Artery Disease
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
of Hypoxemia- Differential ... Algorithm Ventilation/perfusion ... • Interstitial lung ... diseasePulmonary ... Neuromascular Weakness • Pleural
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
appearances of pulmonary ... , Pulmonary alveolar ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... • Pleural effusion ... #diseases #differential
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... Effusion - Differential ... Pneumonectomy • Trapped lung ... Malignancy • Pulmonary ... #Effusion #Pulmonary
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... Regurgitation - Pericardium ... Pericarditis • Pericardial ... Diffuse Lung Disease ... • Chronic Lung
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... - Chest Wall/Pleura ... Pneumothorax • Pleural ... Effusion ... Noncardiac #Cardiology #Differential
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Effusion - Differential ... : EGPA, Horton Disease ... , Takayasu Disease ... - Metastatic: Lung ... #Effusion #Differential