Dyspnoea Flashcards
What is the difference between Acute and Chronic Dyspnoea?
Acute = within minutes of triggering event Chronic = 1 month +
What are the obst lung conditions that cause Dyspnoea? (5 things)
- COPD
- Asthma
- Chronic bronchitis
- Bronchiectasis
- Emphysema
What are the restrictive lung conditions that cause Dyspnoea? (5 things)
- Polio
- Kyphoscoliosis
- Morbid obesity
- Pneumoconiosis
- Pulm fibrosis
What are the airway obstructions that cause Dyspnoea? (2 things)
- Epiglottitis
2. Foreign body
What are other lung conditions that cause Dyspnoea? (5 things)
- Pulm embolism
- Pneumothorax
- Pleural effusion
- Mets disease
- Pulm oedema
What are the cardiac conditions that cause Dyspnoea? (9 things)
- HTN
- Cardiomyopathy
- Valvular disease
- Stable / unstable angina
- Acute MI
- Coronary heart disease
- HF
- Pericarditis
- Arrhythmia
What are the anaemic causes of Dyspnoea? (2 things)
- Hypovolemic shock
2. Acute haemorrhage
What are the psychogenic causes of Dyspnoea? (3 things)
- Panic disorder
- Anxiety
- Intense pain
What are the endocrine causes of Dyspnoea? (3 things)
Met acidosis
- Ketoacidosis in DM
- Acidosis in renal insuff
- Salicylate overdose
What are the neuromuscular causes of Dyspnoea? (3 things)
- Myasthenia gravis
- Guillain-Barre
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
What are the most common causes of ACUTE Dyspnoea? (8 things)
- Foreign body
- MI
- HF
- Cardiac tamponade
- Asthma
- Pulm infection
- Pulm embolism
- Pneumothorax
What are the most common causes of CHRONIC Dyspnoea? (5 things)
- Asthma
- COPD
- Interstitial lung disease
- Myocardial dysfunction
- Obesity