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Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
- Tamponade Pulmonary ... Causes of Dyspnea ... Vasculature: - PE - Pulmonary ... Hepatopulmonary syndrome ... #pulmonary
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Acidosis #Chronic #Dyspnea
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Superior vena cava syndrome ... edema • Atelectasis ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #Dyspnea ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
Causes of Orthopnea ... pulmonary edema ... Radiation - Cervical ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #pulmonary
Causes of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Environmental:
 • Toxin (organic solvents, mercury, lead)
 •
Causes of Recurrent ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... abnormality Cervix: • Cervical ... • Asherman's Syndrome ... #Obstetrics #OBGyn
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal ... Syndrome Definition ... apart): Cough, Dyspnea ... Hemoptysis, Peripheral edema ... Renal Syndromes
Causes of Primary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No onset of menarche by age 16 with secondary
Causes of Primary ... Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser ... syndrome) • Cervical ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #OBGyn #Gynecology
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Uncommon Causes ... walking uphill - Dyspnea ... hypertension, dyspnea ... edema can be caused ... #edema #causes
Differentiation Between Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephritic Syndrome 
== Nephrotic Syndrome ==
Onset - Insidious 
Edema - ++++
Blood
- Insidious Edema ... Red blood cell casts ... Onset - Abrupt Edema ... Red blood cell casts ... Nephritic #Comparison #Table
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
obesity-hypoventilation syndrome ... lung diseases, pulmonary ... edema (most common ... asthma, COPD, pulmonary ... hepatopulmonary syndrome