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Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
- Differential Diagnosis ... Tamponade* • CHF ... • Pneumonia Vascular ... • Pulmonary Embolism ... #Differential #Diagnosis
On the left a patient who had a CT to rule out pulmonary embolism.
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CT to rule out pulmonary ... The diagnosis based ... was cardiogenic pulmonary ... SeptalThickening #CHF ... #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Massive Hemoptysis (>I00 mL in 24 hours)
 • Malignancy
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Abnormalities • CHF ... polyangiitis Vascular ... • Pulmonary Embolism ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Cardiomyopathy Valvular ... Regurgitation • Sub-Valvular ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
The pulmonary vascular ... during a period of CHF ... increased width of the vascular ... Radiology #CXR #CHF ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
- Differential Diagnosis ... Myopericarditis • Vascular ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... • Alveoli: - CHF ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
Others: - Pulmonary ... vascular abnormalities ... (Pulmonary infarction ... /PE, CHF) - Drug ... NonResolving #Pneumonia #diagnosis
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Decompensated CHF ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... compartment syndrome, Vascular ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pulmonary/Chest ... Pleural effusion, Pulmonary ... decompensated CHF ... #Differential #Diagnosis
On the left another patient with alveolar edema at admission, which resolved after treatment.
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difference in vascular ... distribution of pulmonary ... Radiology #CXR #CHF ... #Alveolar #Pulmonary ... AlveolarEdema #RadiologyAssistant