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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea ... • Cardiac Tamponade ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF ... #SOB #Differential
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... Typical symptoms: dyspnea ... bilateral pleural effusions ... → no signs of CXR ... Consider cardiac
Hemopericardium and Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram

Next best step for this 25yo male (SBP 70)?
Resolution: pericardiocentesis
this 25yo male (SBP ... Lotterman Labeled ... #Tamponade #Effusion ... #clinical #Pericardial ... #Cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS ... presents with 1 wk of dyspnea ... appearance of heart on CXR ... large pericardial effusion ... #POCUS #clinical
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS ... presents with 1 wk of dyspnea ... appearance of heart on CXR ... large pericardial effusion ... #POCUS #clinical
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal long axis (PLAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS ... presents with 1 wk of dyspnea ... appearance of heart on CXR ... large pericardial effusion ... #POCUS #clinical
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal short axis (PSAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS ... presents with 1 wk of dyspnea ... appearance of heart on CXR ... large pericardial effusion ... #POCUS #clinical
Malignant Pericardial Effusion and Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
CA patient with known pericardial effusion who
and Tamponade on POCUS ... denying CP or SOB ... dizziness and dyspnea ... #Tamponade #Cardiac ... #POCUS #clinical
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
space (pleural effusion ... admitted with severe dyspnoe ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar ... #Pulmonary #Edema
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
a chest x-ray (CXR ... His dyspnea continued ... not seen on a CXR ... consider intra-abdominal ... #Radiology #CTChest