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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 ... Arrhythmia • Atrial Fibrillation ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF ... Acidosis #Chronic #Dyspnea
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

Symptoms:
Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
Atrial Fibrillation ... light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... Decompensated HF ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea ... exercise intolerance, chest ... Decompensated HF ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
admitted with severe dyspnoe ... increased width of the vascular ... Radiology #CXR #CHF ... #Edema #AlveolarEdema ... #RadiologyAssistant