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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Pericardial • Effusion ... • Cardiac Tamponade ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Distention Pulmonary Alveoli ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
alterations in cardiac ... with inadequate perfusion ... accumulation, & cardiac ... Myocarditis • Stress ... Cardiomyopathies #cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cardiac Causes ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Acute Respiratory Distress ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
space (pleural effusion ... and an enlarged cardiac ... see an enlarged cardiac ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (A4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
causing Cardiac ... Echocardiogram (A4c ... + respiratory distress ... This is cardiac ... echocardiogram #POCUS #cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Apical 4 Chamber (A4C ... appearance of heart on CXR ... large pericardial effusion ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology ... #A4C
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Kerley B lines, alveolar ... bilateral pleural effusions ... → no signs of CXR ... Consider cardiac ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (S4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
causing Cardiac ... Echocardiogram (S4c ... + respiratory distress ... This is cardiac ... echocardiogram #POCUS #cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
appearance of heart on CXR ... large pericardial effusion ... amyloidosis with cardiac ... #Amyloidosis #Cardiac ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
edema - Large effusion ... causing acute distress ... antiarrhythmics - Ischemic cardiomyopathy ... #Checklist #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology