Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework • Fear and Anxiety • Pleural Effusion • Ascites • COPD • Hypothyroidism/Hyperthyroidism • URTI • Pulmonary Edema • Severe Pneumonia • Obesity/SIeep apnea • Hypothyroidism - Cardiogenic/Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema - Diaphragmatic weakness • Hyperthyroidism - Cardiogenic pulmonary edema - Diaphragmatic pulmonary edema • Bilateral Diaphragmatic paralysis: - Trauma - Surgery - Radiation - Cervical manipulation - CNS lesion: ALS, MS, Polio - PNS lesion: Brachial plexus neuropathy, GBS, CIDP - Myopathies - Compressive mediastinal tumors #Orthopnea #Differential #Diagnosis #Causes #pulmonary
