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Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Differential Diagnosis Pulmonary ... Pleural effusion, Pulmonary ... Hypertension Cardiovascular ... : • Acute: ACS, ... decompensated CHF, Hypertensive
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)
• At least 3 different P wave morphologies: 
• Rate 100-180
• Irregular 
Etiology
• Secondary to chronic ... lung disease (COPD ... • Hypoxia • Pulmonary ... hypertension ... • Oxygen • Treatment
JNC8 blood pressure goals for the treatment of hypertension are a lot simpler than they may
goals for the treatment ... of hypertension ... have diabetes or chronic ... kidney disease, ... #hypertension #
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... months without treatment ... underlying liver disease ... #Acute #Chronic ... Cirrhosis #Hepatology #gastroenterology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Inhibitors of Na+K+2Cl ... Torsemide) • Acute pulmonary ... liver cirrhosis, chronic ... cirrhosis, and chronic ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
shortness of breath, Hypotension ... , Chronic spontaneous ... urticaria, Chronic ... doi: 10.1111/all ... Urticaria #diagnosis #rheumatology
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
Chronic Thromboembolic ... Pulmonary Hypertension ... Thromboendarterectomy Chronic ... Bypass Other Treatment ... have inoperable disease
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Chronic leukemia ... with a relatively chronic ... extramedullary disease ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Interventional bronchoscopic and surgical treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Overview of various therapies used
bronchoscopic and surgical treatments ... for chronic obstructive ... pulmonary disease ... Note that not all ... clinical care in all
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Presence of pulmonary ... obvious causes (chronic ... lung disease, left ... heart disease, ... pressure < 15mmHg TREATMENT