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An Approach to Chronic Dyspnea - Diagnostic Framework

Pulmonary, Cardiovascular and Miscellaneous Cause

Dr. Eric Strong https://twitter.com/DrEricStrong 

#Dyspnea
Diagnostic Framework Pulmonary ... Eric Strong https ... Dyspnea #Chronic #Differential
Differential Diagnosis of Wheezing
 • Extrathoracic (wheezing Is typically inspiratory): Anaphylaxis, Vocal cord pathology, Laryngeal stenosis,
Differential Diagnosis ... Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... - Strong Medicine ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Wheezing #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #pulmonary
Causes of Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis
Increased Hydrostatic Pressure
 • Volume Expansion: Kidney failure, Pregnancy, Medication
Peripheral Edema - Differential ... Heart failure, Pulmonary ... Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... - Strong Medicine ... Peripheral #Edema #Differential
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Shock - Differential ... flow) - Massive pulmonary ... Eric Strong https ... DrEricStrong #Shock #Differential
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
• Idiopathic pulmonary ... Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... - Strong Medicine ... ILD #diagnosis #differential ... #pulmonary #causes
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Hyponatremia - Differential ... hemorrhage) - Pulmonary ... Eric Strong https ... #Hyponatremia #Differential
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
 •
inhalational injury Differential ... Disseminated Parasites: Strongy ... Chest #Radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Hemoptysis - Differential ... (Paragonimus, Strongy ... #Hemoptysis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Causes of Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Malignancy 
 - Tumor effect* (esp. Gl, lung, lymphoma)
Weight Loss - Differential ... cachexia"), COPD ("pulmonary ... Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... - Strong Medicine ... Unintentional #Differential
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Vasculitides - Differential ... progressing GN • New pulmonary ... glomerulonephritis and/or pulmonary ... ear disease Differential ... Palpable purpura: strong