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Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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Tachypnea - Differential ... Pneumonia • CHF ... ischemia • Pericardial ... effusion/Tamponade ... • Hypovolemic shock
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Diagnosis Algorithm Pericardial ... • Effusion ... • Cardiac Tamponade ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF
Left Ventricular Hydatid Cyst on Cardiac MRI 

Illustrative Cardiac MRI image showing a large hydatid cyst
on Cardiac MRI ... Pulmonary embolism ... , anaphylactic shock ... May also cause outflow ... LV #CardiacMRI #clinical
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombosis - Atherosclerosis, Arterial Dissection, Fibromuscular Dysplasia
 - Large
infarction • Pulmonary ... embolus • Pericardial ... effusion ... • Shock #Ischemic ... #Stroke #CVA #Neurology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Reduced tissue perfusion ... - Cardiac arrest ... failure - Low cardiac ... output - Acute pulmonary
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #heartfailure #chf
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Infection/Sepsis/Shock ... Reversible course Differential ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... Pts: cardiogenic shock