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An Approach to Acute Dyspnea - Diagnostic Framework

From the HPI, PMH, vitals, focused physical exam (e.g.
An Approach to Acute ... Dyspnea - Diagnostic ... physical exam (e.g ... . cardiac, pulmonary ... #Acute #Workup
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Dyspnea - Differential ... Heart failure - CAD ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... Transverse myelitis • Hematology ... #sob #differential
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... with chest pain/dyspnea ... Triage EKG (no prior ... Sister had MI in ... Differential/diagnosis
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Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Chronic Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Pulmonary ... Pleural effusion, Pulmonary ... BostonChiefs #Dyspnea
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
with chest pain/dyspnea ... Triage EKG (no prior ... Sister had MI in ... Differential/diagnosis ... Patient had severe
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint ... joint trauma (e.g ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup ... #differential #
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach ... and Differential ... than one cause (e.g ... Jcortesizaguirr #Ascites #workup ... Diagnosis #hepatology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential ... Diagnosis Approach ... with previously stable ... #Hypertension #Workup
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint ... If that patient had ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup ... #differential #
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Phos), CBC with differential ... - Infectious workup ... oral secretions (e.g ... is the fastest approach ... appearance, subjective dyspnea