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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Pericardial • Effusion ... • Asthma • COPD ... Pneumonia • ARDS • COPD ... Interstitium ... • ILD • CHF
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... Rare: pleural effusions ... #BOOP #pulmonary ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... chronic illness, clinical ... Organizing pneumonia (OP ... this is nodular interstitial ... #RadiologyAssistant
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
exudative pleural effusions ... (e.g., chronic interstitial ... Exclude other causes ... LDH • ↑ ESR, CRP ... #diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... with presence of pulmonary ... the determined cause ... differential #algorithm #management ... #heartfailure #chf
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... salivary ducts Clinical ... thickening or effusion ... , INC risk PE, Pulmonary ... Rheumatology #Diagnosis #Management
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
leakage into the interstitium ... space (pleural effusion ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar ... AlveolarEdema #RadiologyAssistant