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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Pericardial • Effusion ... • Cardiac Tamponade ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Alveoli • Pneumonia ... • Metabolic Acidosis
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
diseases, pulmonary ... defects) VENTILATION/PERFUSION ... gradients of both perfusion ... with adequate perfusion ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Cardiac: • Dysrhythmia ... Superior vena cava syndrome ... • Interstitial lung ... Pleura: • Pleural effusion ... • Metabolic acidosis
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
, Pulmonary alveolar ... • Pleural effusion ... Parapneumonic effusion ... (NHL, primary effusion ... #diseases #differential
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
IATROGENIC DISEASE ... metastatic spread: lung ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
disease Caused ... either due to a diffusion-perfusion ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... left heart 3-6 cardiac ... perfusion scanning
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
LVEF, pericardial effusion ... Goodpasture's cause ... leading to diffuse alveolar ... sparing of the lung ... #treatment
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Diagnosis: Causes ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... or restrictive lung ... disease (COPD, ... #Summary #Nephrology
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
space (pleural effusion ... disease, i.e. fluid ... areas of the lung ... After treatment ... #Clinical #Radiology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
presentations and disease ... on improving perfusion ... Reduced tissue perfusion ... - Compartment syndrome ... #Diagnosis #causes