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Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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- Tamponade Pulmonary ... • Parenchyma: ILD ... : • Chest Wall ... Obesity - Flail chest ... diagnosis #causes #pulmonary
Ribfractures
The most common identified chest wall abnormalities are old ribfractures.
The CXR shows many rib deformities due
Ribfractures The ... common identified chest ... abnormalities are old ... deformities due to old ... Radiology #CXR #Old
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... Interstitium • ILD ... Vessels • Pulmonary ... Acidosis #Chronic #Dyspnea
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Chronic Causes of Dyspnea ... Differential Diagnosis Pulmonary ... /Chest Wall: • ... Asthma attack, ILD ... , COPD, CTEPH, ILD
Pulmonary Hypertension Groups - WHO Classification
Group I - Vascular remodeling of pulmonary arteries
 • Idiopathic, HIV,
hypoxemia • COPD, ILD ... activity worsens dyspnea ... , fatigue, or chest ... markedly limited by dyspnea ... , fatigue, chest
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... 's female with chest ... pain/dyspnea. ... Pulmonary embolism ... RJonesSonoEM #Pulmonary
Typical UIP with honeycombing and traction bronchiectasis in a patient with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) #Clinical
with idiopathic pulmonary ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #UIP #IPF #ILD
Empyema on POCUS

89-year-old male with fever and dyspnea. Lung ultrasound reveals what chest x-ray hides -
Empyema on POCUS ... 89-year-old ... with fever and dyspnea ... ultrasound reveals what chest ... #Clinical #Pulmonary
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS

78 year old woman - Acute delirium but complaining of chest pain 
ECG:
Cardiomyopathy on POCUS ... 78 year old ... complaining of chest ... specific TWI in chest ... Cardiomyopathy #POCUS
Digital clubbing found in a 64 year old woman seen for pathological patellar fracture after a
found in a 64 year old ... Chest X-Ray shows ... clinical #photo #pulmonary