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Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Causes of Acute ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular • Pulmonary ... • Asthma* • AECOPD ... #Causes
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Fever in Returning Travelers ... fever • Cough, dyspnea ... melioidosis, typhoid, pulmonary ... malaria • Cough, dyspnea ... eosinophilia - Tropical pulmonary
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Travel History - ... Clues to Infectious ... Where did you travel ... → Leptospirosis ... Commercial sex worker
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Acidosis #Chronic #Dyspnea ... #Causes
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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- Tamponade Pulmonary ... Causes of Dyspnea ... - Asthma - COPD ... Vasculature: - PE - Pulmonary ... #pulmonary
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... (AECOPD) Obtain ... workup for alternate ... #AECOPD #Algorithm ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
An Approach to Acute Dyspnea - Diagnostic Framework

From the HPI, PMH, vitals, focused physical exam (e.g.
Approach to Acute Dyspnea ... (e.g. cardiac, pulmonary ... Strong Medicine #Dyspnea ... #Acute #Workup ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis
Hypereosinophilia Different Diagnosis and Workup
Secondary causes are broad so start with a med review, the most
Diagnosis and Workup ... Secondary causes ... the most common cause ... remember that travel ... #algorithm
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #Dyspnea ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Algorithm History ... life-threatening causes ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... Pain #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #workup