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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Pericardial • Effusion ... Tamponade* • Constriction ... Artery Disease • Stable ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Classification ... diminished tissue perfusion ... cardiac tamponade, constrictive ... water #Shock #Classification ... warm #wet #dry #table
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... SC image that could ... has pericardial effusion ... similar sized effusion ... Pericarditis #CP #POCUS
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... SC image that could ... has pericardial effusion ... with similar peri effusion ... Pericarditis #CP #POCUS
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Types - Classification ... diminished tissue perfusion ... cardiac tamponade, constrictive ... water #Shock #Classification ... #criticalcare #differential
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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Dyspnea - Differential ... Pericardium: - Constrictive ... - Asthma - COPD ... • Pleura: - Effusion ... #dyspnea #sob #differential
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Differential Diagnosis ... • AIHA: warm, cold ... bites • IVIG infusion ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Differential ... Diagnosis #causes #classification
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Constrictive Pericarditis ... Echocardiogram A 55-year-old ... circumferential pericardial effusion ... OKiamanesh #Constrictive ... Echocardiogram #a4c #pocus
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis by Classification ... Anaphylaxis - Spinal cord ... #Diagnosis #Classification ... #Table #CriticalCare
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Possible bilateral effusion ... lung sliding COPD ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #pulmonary #differential ... #signs #Lung #POCUS