Ravi Singh K @rav7ks
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Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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- Tamponade Pulmonary ... - Asthma - COPD ... - Bronchiectasis ... Vasculature: - PE - Pulmonary ... #pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Bronchiectasis - ... • Bronchiectasis ... Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... obstruction • COPD
Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
Causes of Orthopnea ... • Ascites • COPD ... Noncardiogenic pulmonary ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #pulmonary
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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deep breathing Pulmonary ... Causes of Tachypnea ... • Asthma • COPD ... Tachypnea: • Pulmonary ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Uncommon Causes ... epilepticus • Pathophysiology ... Edema: • Pathophysiology ... The predominant pathophysiologic ... • Pathophysiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary ... Framework NCPE Pathophysiology ... Noncardiogenic pulmonary ... because of excessive pulmonary ... Causes include:
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... Physiologic Causes ... disorders - Chronic pulmonary ... Infarction • Pulmonary ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cause - Decreased ... intoxication Cause ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Pathophysiology
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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pneumonia, • Bronchiectasis ... into the aorta or pulmonary ... Broncholithiasis - Infectious Causes ... Noninfectious Causes ... : • Pulmonary
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... pneumothorax, bronchiectasis ... , extensive pulmonary ... assay (IGRA) • PPD