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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Asthma • COPD ... Pneumonia • ARDS • COPD ... Chronic #Dyspnea #SOB
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
obstruction • COPD ... MD @nickmmark #acidbase ... #workup #algorithm ... respiratory #bloodgas #interpretation
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Dyspnea - Differential ... - Asthma - COPD ... Transverse myelitis • Hematology ... Pain #dyspnea #sob ... #differential #
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypoxemia: • COPD ... Miscellaneous: • Hematologic ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Differentials? ... acidosis Step 5 - Differential ... lung disease (COPD ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #AcidBase ... Base #Gas #VBG #differential
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
relatively common, so ... Differential diagnosis ... Arthritides (RA, CPPD ... diagnosis #msk #rheumatology