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Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Acute Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tamponade* • CHF Pleural ... • Pneumothorax ... Vascular • Pulmonary
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... syndrome • Shunt Airway ... malformation Pleura ... • Pneumothorax
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings Pneumothorax ... A-lines (parietal pleura ... the lung" - Supleural ... due to thickened pleura ... #differential #
False Positive Lung Point on POCUS
Lung-Cardiac Point and Lung-Diaphragm Point
These images highlight selected differentials to pleural
Lung Point on POCUS ... to pleural line ... " a finding in pneumothorax-related ... #clinical #lungcardiac ... lungdiaphragam #ultrasound #pulmonary
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Response Management Algorithm ... Stridor - Upper airway ... edema • Air: pneumothorax ... COPD/asthma • Pleural ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Chest Wall/Pleura ... • Pneumothorax ... • Pleural
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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Dyspnea - Differential ... of Dyspnea: • Airways ... - Blood • Pleura ... - Effusion - Pneumothorax ... #dyspnea #sob #differential
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
of Hypoxemia- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... perfusion Mismatch • Airway ... Neuromascular Weakness • Pleural ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Subpleural Infarcts secondary to PE on POCUS
These are small wedge lesions below the pleural that can
Subpleural Infarcts ... secondary to PE on POCUS ... on the pleural ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #lung