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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Dyspnea - Differential ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Angina • Acute ... Acidosis #Chronic #Dyspnea ... #SOB #Differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pain, hemoptysis, dyspnea ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... lobar pneumonia caused ... respond to the treatment ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
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 ... #treatment #table
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... typical HF sx: dyspnea ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... #treatment
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the setting of acute ... extraction is so ... heart (Sepsis, Shock ... are typically able ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
Treat underlying cause ... Facial swelling, dyspnea ... interventional radiology ... renal failure, pulmonary ... opacities, SOB,
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Culture Positive: • Acute ... heart failure • Dyspnea ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
edema This stage ... admitted with severe dyspnoe ... due to acute heart ... After treatment ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
• A form of acute ... diagnosis: - Dyspnea ... ⚠️ Cardiogenic shock ... , selenium) Differential ... congestion on a CXR