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Dyspnea=?
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Uncomfortable awareness of breathing
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Acute causes of dyspnea (pulmonary) other than PE, pneumothorax, asthma?
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Bronchitis, pneumonia, large airway obstruction (epiglottitis, aspiration of foreign body), airway irritants (smoke, aerosols)
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Cardiac causes of acute dyspnea?
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Heart failure (including related to MI), tamponade
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Other caues of acute dyspnea?
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Hemorrahge, hemolysis, CO poisoning, psychogenic (hyperventiliation syndrome, panic attack), high altitude, exercise
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Pulmonary causes of chronic dyspnea, other than COPD, pleural effusions?
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Intersitial lung diseae, pulmonary htn, neuromuscular disease, severe kyphosis
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Cardiac causes of chronic dyspnea?
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Heart fialure (associated with decreased CO, valvular diseae), restrictive pericarditis
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Other causes of chronic dyspnea?
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Chronic anemia, severe obestiy
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If acute dyspnea and cough, think?
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Bronchitis, asthma, pneumonia, airway irritation
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If acute dyspnea and sputum?
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Bronchitis, pneumonia
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If acute dyspnea and pleuritic chest pain?
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Spont pneumothorax, PE, pneumonia
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If visceral chest pain and acute dyspnea, angina?
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Heart failure
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If acute dyspnea and hemoptysis?
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PE, bronchitis, pneumonia
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If chornic dyspnea and smoking hx, think?
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COPD, bronchitis
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If chronic dyspnea and cardiac history, think?
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Heart failure
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If chronic dyspnea and occupational/enviornmental exposures (eg: asbestos, metal dust, allergens), think?
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Intersitial lung disease
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