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Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... Diagnosis Pulmonary ... Pericarditis, CAD, HFrEF ... /HFpEF, Intracardiac ... Diagnosis
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
• Evaluate for causes ... shunt lesions) • Differentiate ... Sanjiv Shah @HFpEF ... Echocardiography #diagnosis ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
“H’s & T’s“ - The reversible causes of Cardiac Arrest 
Hypovolemia, Hypoxia/Hypoxemia, Hydrogen Ion Excess (Acidosis),
The reversible causes ... Pneumothorax, Thrombosis (Pulmonary ... Coronary) #HsTs #acls ... #differential # ... diagnosis #arrest
Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 • RV size - Enlarged
 • LA
Echocardiography Pulmonary ... Sanjiv Shah @HFpEF ... Differentiating #PAH #PVH #Echocardiogram ... #comparison #diagnosis ... #arterial #venous
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Causes of Wide Pulse ... less compliant arteries ... hypovolemia - Severe iron ... - Chronic pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #causes
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Stroke Volume / Arterial ... less compliant arteries ... conditions) • Severe iron ... disorders - Chronic pulmonary ... Infarction • Pulmonary
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
arrhythmias (e.g., atrial ... cardiogenic) - Pulmonary ... neuron disease (ALS ... Recurrent #Falls #Diagnosis ... #Differential #