Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm Cardiac: • Dysrhythmia • Ischemia • Cardiomyopathy • Valvular disease • Tamponade • Constrictive pericarditis • Myocarditis • Superior vena cava syndrome • Shunt Airway: • Bronchitis • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease • Asthma • Bronchiectasis • Anaphylaxis • Tracheomalacia • Foreign body Parenchyma: • Pneumonia • Pulmonary edema • Atelectasis • Emphysema • Cancer • Interstitial lung disease Vasculature: • Pulmonary embolism • Pulmonary hypertension • Vasculitis • Arteriovenous malformation Pleura: • Pleural effusion • Pneumothorax Other: • Anxiety • Anemia • Reduced P102 • Extrapulmonary hypoventilation • Metabolic acidosis • Pregnancy • Thyrotoxicosis • Deconditioning Dr. André Mansoor @AndreMansoor - Author of Frameworks for Internal Medicine https://amzn.to/2LmUODZ #Dyspnea #Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
