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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Diastolic Dysfunction ... Artery Disease • Stable ... • Pulmonary Hypertension ... Chronic #Dyspnea #SOB
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Idiopathic LV dysfunction ... exclude other causes ... heart disease • Hypertensive ... pre-eclampsia, hypertension ... Pts: cardiogenic shock