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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 ā€¢ Effusion
 ā€¢ Cardiac Tamponade*
 ā€¢ Constriction
Myocardial
 ā€¢
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Obstruction ā€¢ Asthma ... ā€¢ Metabolic Acidosis ... #Differential #
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 ā€¢ Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 ā€¢ Electrical:
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Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... ā€¢ Airways: - Asthma ... Additional: - Acidosis ... Pain #dyspnea #sob
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Diagnosis: Causes ... , pain, fever, hypoxia ... Classicallyā€¯ noted with pulmonary ... with associated hypoxia ... disease (COPD, OSA, Asthma
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
Differential Diagnosis ... Hypoxemia or tissue ... hypoxia: High altitude ... , Pneumonia, pulmonary ... : Obstruction, Asthma
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential ... Diagnosis The ... Seizures - Severe asthma ... output - Acute pulmonary ... #Elevation #Differential