Dyspnea Flashcards
1
Q
Pulmonary causes
Cardiovascular causes
Upper Airway Causes
Psych causes
A
Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Pneumonia, Pneumothorax, Pleural effusion/hemothorax, PE
Acute heart failure, MI, Pericardial tamponade
Tracheal stenosis, vocal cord dysfunction/paralysis
Panic attack, hyperventilation
2
Q
Pulmonary
Cardiovascular
Other
A
COPD, asthma, Interstitial lung disease, pulmonary htn, pleural effusion/hemothorax, hepatopulmonay syndrome
AS, MS, MR, chronic constrictive pericarditis
Anemia, Thyrotoxicosis, NMD, Deconditioning
3
Q
Pulse oximetry
CXR
Other
A
low O2 sat - resp exchange
(1) focal infiltrates - pneumonia, (2) air/fluid in pleural space - pneumothorax hydrothorax, (3) cardiomegaly/vascular congestion - HF
spiral CT, vent-perfusion, pulm angiography - PE
