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Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Causes of Acute ... Parenchymal • Pneumonia ... Vascular • Pulmonary ... Embolism* Lower ... Acute #Dyspnea #SOB
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Alveoli • Pneumonia ... Embolism* • Pulmonary ... Chronic #Dyspnea #SOB
Acute Pulmonary Embolism - Labeled POCUS Findings 

This patient presented with a-fib and shortness of breath.
Acute Pulmonary ... classic findings of sub-massive ... embolus. ... #McConnells #Sign ... #Clinical #POCUS
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Ketoacidosis • Pulmonary ... Embolism #Dyspnea ... #SOB #ShortnessOfBreath ... #Causes #Peds #
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... pleura in severe cases ... Embolism (PE): ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... of Pneumonia on ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... partially seen shred sign ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical
Acute Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX
Here’s a recent case that demonstrates two of the
Embolism on POCUS ... Here’s a recent case ... #Embolism #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PSAX #clinical ... #cardiology #DSign
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... salivary ducts Clinical ... Features: HEENT ... Usual interstitial pneumonia ... , INC risk PE, Pulmonary
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This patient’s clinical ... exam findings and clinical ... This post will focus ... does a better job ... Most commonly caused