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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Stable Angina • Acute ... EffusionsPleural ... Alveoli • Pneumonia
Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
- Differential ... Framework • Fear ... and Anxiety • Pleural ... Effusion • Ascites ... Edema • Severe Pneumonia
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... reflection) Pneumonia ... in severe cases ... the severity Acute ... #differential #
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Causes of Hypoxemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Malformation • Severe Pneumonia ... Neuromascular Weakness • Pleural ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Parenchyma: • Pneumonia ... malformation Pleura ... : • Pleural effusion
Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Causes of Acute ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Tamponade* • CHF Pleural ... Parenchymal • Pneumonia ... Vascular • Pulmonary
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... - Chest Wall/Pleura ... Pneumothorax • Pleural ... Effusion ... Parenchymal • Pneumonia
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Pulmonary ... effusion, Pneumonia ... effusion, Pulmonary
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
 •
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential ... Foreign Body • Pleural ... Effusion • Atelectasis ... Ketoacidosis • Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... Effusion - Differential ... Infectious: • Pneumonia ... Malignancy • Pulmonary ... #Effusion #Pulmonary