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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Pulmonary ... CHF, Hypertensive ... Intracardiac shunt, Cardiomyopathy
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Disease • Acute ... Veno-Occlusive Disease #RHF ... HeartFailure #Cardiology #Differential
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome in APML ... HoTN, edema and effusions ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... initiation • Differential ... sepsis), PE, DAH, CHF
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... pleura in severe cases ... Possible bilateral effusion ... the severity Acute ... #differential #
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
edema - Large effusion ... drained if causing acute ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... antiarrhythmics - Ischemic cardiomyopathy ... #Checklist #CHF
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential ... Manifestations Causes ... • Moderate pulmonary ... failure - Dilated cardiomyopathy ... Manifestations #Differential
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... • Pulmonary embolus ... May have typical HF ... with Cardio-OB team
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... with presence of pulmonary ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #heartfailure #chf