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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artery Disease • Stable ... • Asthma • COPD ... Pneumonia • ARDS • COPD ... Interstitium • ILD
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
, pulmonary congestion ... artifact); (G) UIP pattern ... basal reticular abnormalities ... #Correlation #Table ... #ILD #Findings
Capnography
Measurement of exhaled carbon dioxide can be used to confirm ETT placement, for safer procedural sedation,
monitor cardiac & pulmonary ... ventilation • Phase Ill ... intubation, single lung ... #Capnography #interpretation ... #waveforms #patterns
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
Abnormalities in ... including restrictive lung ... , and stop for short ... bronchitis, and COPD ... #Pulmonary #Abnormalities
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Case A 39-year-old ... Due to their short ... chest radiograph pattern ... defaulting to a normal interpretation ... Radiology #CTChest #Lung