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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Pericardial • Effusion ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential
Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
of Orthopnea - Differential ... Framework • Fear ... Anxiety • Pleural Effusion ... Noncardiogenic pulmonary ... #Orthopnea #Differential
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Diagnosis Pulmonary ... flare, Pleural effusion ... Tumor, Pleural effusion ... decompensated CHF ... Intracardiac shunt, Cardiomyopathy
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential ... • Ischemia • Cardiomyopathy ... Pneumonia • Pulmonary ... Pleura: • Pleural effusion ... 2LmUODZ #Dyspnea #Differential
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Chest Pain - Differential ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... • Alveoli: - CHF ... • Pleura: - Effusion ... Pain #ChestPain #Differential
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
edema - Large effusion ... nitroglycerine infusion ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... antiarrhythmics - Ischemic cardiomyopathy ... #Checklist #CHF
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... Possible small plural effusion ... Possible bilateral effusion ... #differential # ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
Hyponatremia - Differential ... underlying cause (CHF ... Potomania - Tea ... Stress, Nausea, Pulmonary ... #Hyponatremia #Differential
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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Tachypnea - Differential ... deep breathing Pulmonary ... Pneumonia • CHF ... • Pericardial effusion ... Tachypnea #Hyperpnea #Differential
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Valves • Pulmonary ... Veno-Occlusive Disease #RHF ... HeartFailure #Cardiology #Differential