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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Dyspnea - Differential ... Pericardial • Effusion ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF ... • Metabolic Acidosis
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... lung disease Caused ... either due to a diffusion-perfusion ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... radioactive lung perfusion
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
on improving perfusion ... Reduced tissue perfusion ... output - Acute pulmonary ... - Compartment syndrome ... #Diagnosis #causes
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
parameters: perfusion ... Signs of poor perfusion ... Adequate perfusion ... #diagnosis #differential ... #treatment #table
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Diagnosis Framework ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... decreased renal perfusion ... #causes #treatment ... #nephrology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... sx: dyspnea on ... #treatment