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Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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Diagnosis Framework ... Heart failure - CAD ... • Pleura: - Effusion ... : • Chest Wall ... Obesity - Flail chest
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
Diagnosis is generally ... symptoms (e.g., ... dyspnea, cough, ... pain) and signs ... #Pulmonolary
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Presenting Features
 • History in favor of CAP: Dyspnea, Cough, particularly if
Community Acquired ... : Dyspnea, Cough ... Fever, Dullness to percussion ... #Pneumonia #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
, pleuritic chest ... pain, pleural effusion ... interstitial lung disease/pulmonary ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Asthma vs COPD Presentation and Diagnosis
Asthma:
 • Epidemiology: Age usually < 45, History (personal or family)
Presentation and Diagnosis ... : Cough, Dyspnea ... , Wheeze, Chest ... bronchodilator can ... #pulmonary
Eosinophilic Pneumonia
When to suspect Eosinophilic Pneumonia? Non-resolving pneumonia + BAL > 25% eosinophils + excluded more
Fever+, Cough+, Dyspnea ... +, Pleuritic Chest ... Eosinophilic Pneumonia (CEP ... Constitutional Symptoms ... #pulmonary
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Management Pneumonia Signs ... /Symptoms: • Confusion ... • Cough • Dyspnea ... • Dullness of percussion ... #treatment #Pulmonary
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Chronic Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Pulmonary/Chest ... , Pulmonary Hypertension ... Pericarditis, CAD
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... walking uphill - Dyspnea ... infiltrates on chest ... • Signs/Symptoms ... • Signs/Symptoms
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
Examination Pulmonary ... drain - What’s the diagnosis ... pleural space, fluid can ... cases surgery is required ... #PhysicalExam #