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Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Causes of Acute Dyspnea ... Tamponade* • CHF ... • Pneumonia Vascular ... • Pulmonary Embolism ... Anaphylaxis* #Acute #Dyspnea
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea ... Cardiomyopathy Valvular ... Regurgitation • Sub-Valvular ... 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
•
light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... Decompensated HF ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Limb ischemia Pulmonary ... pleuritic CP, Dyspnea ... factors - PEX: Dyspnea ... breath sounds, Dyspnea ... COPD, asthma, CF
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Chronic Causes of Dyspnea ... Differential Diagnosis Pulmonary ... Pleural effusion, Pulmonary ... decompensated CHF ... BostonChiefs #Dyspnea
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
On the left another patient with alveolar edema at admission, which resolved after treatment.
When you scroll
difference in vascular ... distribution of pulmonary ... Radiology #CXR #CHF ... #Alveolar #Pulmonary ... AlveolarEdema #RadiologyAssistant
There are three principal varieties of pulmonary edema: cardiac, overhydration and increased capillary permeability (ARDS). 
The
principal varieties of pulmonary ... The vascular pedicle ... Radiology #CXR #CHF ... #Vascular #Pedicle ... VascularPedicleWidth #RadiologyAssistant
Previous normal chest x-ray (left) and CHF stage II with perihilar haze (right). On the left
x-ray (left) and CHF ... diameter of the pulmonary ... #CXR #Lateral #CHF ... #Vascular #Engorgement ... #Thickening #RadiologyAssistant
Quincke's Pulse in a patient with a normal echocardiogram (non-valvular)

A 70 y/o man presents with new
echocardiogram (non-valvular ... new exertional dyspnea ... is identified (video ... systolic function, no valvular ... confirm high-output HF