Dyspnea Flashcards
What are some urgent ddx of dyspnea?
Aspiration of foreign body
Anaphylaxis
PE//DVT
Pneumonia
Cardiovascular
Status asthmaticus
Name the dyspnea ddx:
Acute onset dyspnea
Cough
Mild to severe chest pain
Sense of impending doom
Hemoptysis
Hx surgery, OCs,smoker, clotting disorders
Fever, inc RR/HR, crackles, wheezing, friction rub
Pulmonary embolism
Name the dyspnea ddx:
Acute onset
Sharp, tearing chest pain, can radiate to ipsilateral shoulder
Tachycardia
Diminished breath sounds
Hyper resonance
Pneumothorax
Name the dyspnea ddx:
Hx URI
Hoarse ,seal bark cough
Croup
Croup tx
Corticosteroids
Name the dyspnea ddx:
Positional sitting forward dyspnea
Sore throat
Anxiou
High fever
Drooling
Stridor
Muffled voice
Acute epiglottiits
Name the dyspnea ddx:
Recent viral infection
Fever
Stridor
Prurulent sputum
Bacterial tracheitis
Name the dyspnea ddx:
Recent URI
Exposure to allergens
Breathlessness
Wheezing, coughing, tachycardia, tachypnea
Status asthmaticus
Status asthmaticus tx
Referral to hospital for beta 2agonists and corticosteroids
Name the dyspnea ddx:
Dyspnea, cough
Yellow, green, rust sputum
Pleuritic chest pain
Fever/chills
Tachycardia, tachypnea
Inspiratory crackles
Fremitis
Pnemonia
Name the dyspnea ddx:
Chronic progressive dyspnea
Cough
Frothy sputum
Fatigue
Lightheadedness
Syncope
Weight gain
JVD
Heart failure
Name the dyspnea ddx:
Dyspnea
Paroxysmal cough
Audible wheeze
Asthma
Name the dyspnea ddx:
Chronic progressive dyspnea
Dyspnea on exertion
Persistent cough
Min sputum
Hx smoking
Dec respiratory excursion
COPD
