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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Angina • Acute ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway ... Chronic #Dyspnea #SOB
Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Causes of Acute ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Vascular • Pulmonary ... #Dyspnea #SOB # ... #Algorithm #Causes
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Shock - Differential ... contractility) - Acute ... exacerbation (any cause ... Classification #Table ... #CriticalCare
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Acute Hypoxemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Pressure Vent, pHTN, Shock ... • Airway Disease ... #Diagnosis #causes
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... heart failure, acute ... findings based on cause ... Diagnosis #table ... #comparison #criticalcare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
are excellent at evaluating ... with presence of pulmonary ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... cardiology #treatment #table
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
Many have moved away ... children with acute ... B19 infection (so-called ... Erythemas #comparison #table ... #differential #
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
extraction is so ... heart (Sepsis, Shock ... are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... foamed #algorithm #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
extraction is so ... heart (Sepsis, Shock ... are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... management #clinical #criticalcare
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... during Delivery • Stable