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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea ... Disease Coronary ... Artery Disease ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Interstitium • ILD
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... slowly progressive dyspnea ... leaking out of pulmonary ... , Beomycin • Acute ... #ILD #Causes #Differential
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
IV's, Consider IL ... monitor, telemetry, 12 ... Tamponade - Pulmonary ... >> Acute PE, Tension ... Management #Summary #criticalcare
UCSF COVID-19 Adult Clinical Evaluation Guide - Updated April 10 2020

Clinical Presentation
• Fever: hospitalized pts but
Adult Clinical Evaluation ... Cough 45-80%, dyspnea ... only symptom 3-12% ... associated w severe disease ... Guide #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
neuromuscular disease ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... for increased WOB ... , dyspnea NIPPV ... #indications #criticalcare
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
presentations and disease ... the critically ill ... cardiac output - Acute ... pulmonary edema ... peritonitis - Acute
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Valvular heart disease ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... typical HF sx: dyspnea ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... Avoid ARBs • ICD
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
are excellent at evaluating ... with presence of pulmonary ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... #differential #algorithm ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the setting of acute ... extraction is so ... heart (Sepsis, Shock ... clinica l#foamed #algorithm ... #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the setting of acute ... extraction is so ... heart (Sepsis, Shock ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... management #clinical #criticalcare