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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF ... Hypertension Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Classification ... Shock Definition: State ... Stages: 1. ... hypertension ... warm #wet #dry #table
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... associations - 1. ... symptoms - Headache, fever ... shortness of breath, Hypotension ... rheumatology #comparison #table
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
Stage I - Redistribution ... are smaller and fewer ... non-perfused vessels and causes ... with old fims can ... Radiology #CXR #CHF
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
to Eosinophilic Lung ... Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 ... Hx of asthma, CF ... #Diseases #pulmonary ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Pathophysiology: 1. ... antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable ... Coli - P. ... #Abscess #pulmonary
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... and hypotension ... : Age>60, CKD, CHF ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
dengue severity classification ... days and presents fever ... and no apparent focus ... , tachycardia, cold ... impaired mental state
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
functional status - Able ... metabolic equivalent able ... disease b) CHF ... Stable patients ... unless prior heart/lung
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
granulomas within the lungs ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... General: fever, ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... acute sarcoidosis Pulmonary