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Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Dyspnea - Differential ... Valvulopathy • Electrical ... - Asthma - COPD ... #dyspnea #sob #differential ... #pulmonary
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Stridor - Differential ... Mechanical: • Larynx fracture ... inhalation • Tracheal injury ... #diagnosis #causes ... #pulmonary #airway
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... • Extrinsic Causes ... • Intrinsic Causes ... Vertebral burst fracture ... syndromes #lesions #differential
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Respiratory Failure - Differential ... to neurologic injury ... Pneumonia, asthma, COPD ... , pulmonary embolus ... Failure #hypoxia #Differential
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... below the site of injury ... below the site of injury ... compression by fractured ... Causes: 1.
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... bronchial wall injury ... Most Common Causes ... Physical stigmata of cor ... #differential #
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
is the defining feature ... quantify renal injury ... coagulopathy) • CBC w differential ... Goodpasture's cause ... Renal #Syndromes #differential
Chest Trauma Complications - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Pericarditis
 • Myocardial Contusion
 •
Complications - Differential ... Wall: • Rib Fractures ... • Diaphragm Injury ... Lung: • Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
Recurrent Falls Core ... cardiogenic) - Pulmonary ... ) - Spinal cord ... instability (e.g., post-injury ... Falls #Diagnosis #Differential