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Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
- Differential Diagnosis ... Edema • Severe ... Noncardiogenic pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #pulmonary
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
Pulmonary Arterial ... However, when the diagnosis ... resuscitation, those with severe ... suspected to have severe ... #Diagnosis #PACatheter
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... lung disease • Pulmonary ... Septal Defect Pulmonary ... Malformation • Severe ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Diastolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Early Diastolic:
 • Aortic Regurgitation
 • Pulmonary Regurgitation (Graham-Steell
- Differential Diagnosis ... Regurgitation • Pulmonary ... Tricuspid Stenosis • Severe ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
- Differential Diagnosis ... Non-hemorrhagic • Severe ... - Acute MI - Severe ... flow) - Massive pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hypotension / Shock Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic:
 • Poor oral intake
 • Hemorrhage
 • Renal loss
 •
Shock Differential Diagnosis ... Gastrointestinal loss • Severe ... valvulopathy • Pulmonary ... obstruction • Pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Interpreting Right Heart Catheterizations

Always interpret a RHC based on the indication for getting the test. This
for suspicion of pulmonary ... the patient have pulmonary ... How severe is the ... pulmonary hypertension ... Catheterization #RHC #diagnosis
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Decompensated CHF, Severe ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... pericarditis, Severe ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
- Differential Diagnosis ... conditions) • Severe ... hypovolemia - Severe ... - Chronic pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Biphasic Illness of Leptospirosis
Some patients do not progress to severe disease. Others, rapidly develop severe disease
not progress to severe ... rapidly develop severe ... -14 days): • Fever ... dysfunction) • Pulmonary ... Biphasic #Phases #Diagnosis