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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF ... Hypertension Pulmonary ... Deconditioning • Hyperthyroidism
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Chronic Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Pulmonary ... decompensated CHF ... #Diagnosis
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
Overview Clinical ... • Exertional dyspnea ... psychosis - CHF ... - Hypotension ... #differential #
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... pain, hemoptysis, dyspnea ... Vasculitis (e.g. ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Portal Venous Gas on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) secondary to Necrotizing Pancreatitis

Adult male with abdominal
pain/hypotension ... Diagnosis/Differential ... Also seen s/p CPR ... VenousGas #POCUS #clinical ... #abdominal #ultrasound
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Endocrine: Hypo/Hyperthyroidism ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... Tachycardia - N/V - Abdominal ... injured muscles - HYPOTENSION ... associated free radicals
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... heart disease • Hypertensive ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... May have typical HF ... sx: dyspnea on
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
massiliense in CF ... enzymes, diarrhea, abdominal ... Disease: Clinical ... Weakness, • Dyspnea ... NTM #Infections #differential
Neurosarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Treatment
 • 5 to 40% of sarcoidosis, Heterogeneous, often inaugural
 • Central
, Intracranial hypertension ... , Vasculitis • ... neurosarcoidosis: Clinical ... , CSF, Histology ... , Exclusion of Differential