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Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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Dyspnea - Differential ... failure - CAD/ACS ... - Asthma - COPD ... Hepatopulmonary syndrome ... #sob #differential
COPD Management Algorithm - GOLD 2019 guidelines 

Categorize into COPD GOLD A-D -> Initiate first-line therapy
If dyspnea is present ... which includes ICS ... ICS use should only ... Unnecessary ICS ... Guidelines #Management #Pulmonary
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease grade. Highlighted boxes and arrows
algorithms by Global ... long-acting β2-agonist; ICS ... #Management #Pulmonary ... #COPD #GOLD2017 ... #LAMA #LABA #ICS
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... • Asthma • COPD
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Algorithm for Chronic ... of expiration; ICS ... #COPD #Treatment ... #Algorithm #Management ... LAMA #SABA #SAMA #ICS
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
summary of the differential ... first-line therapies is ... overlap; ICS = ... #Differences #Algorithm ... #Treatment
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Medications, Spinal Cord ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... #criticalcare #algorithm
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... initiation • Differential ... organ dysfuxtion, ICU
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
• Hypoxia • Dyspnea ... obstruction • COPD ... • Mounier-Kuhn syndrome ... mycobacteria Treatment ... #differential #
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... acute coronary syndrome ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #criticalcare #icu