CAM201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Interstitial Lung Disease, Aortic Dissection, Airway Obstruction
13 Jun 2018
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CAM Differential Diagnoses
1. Shortness of Breath
Cardiovascular Causes
Acute
• Pulmonary embolism
• Acute heart failure- acute MI/arrhythmia
• Cadiac tamponade
Chronic
• Acute heart failure
Non-cardiovascular Causes
Acute
• Exacerbation of asthma/COPD
• Anaphylaxis
• Pneumothorax
• Bronchitis
• Pneumonia
• Upper airway obstruction
• Diffuse alveolar damage
Chronic
• Asthma
• COPD
• Interstitial lung disease
2. Chest Pain
Cardiovascular Causes
• Heart failure
• Myocardial infarction/ischaemia
• Angina
• Aortic dissection
• Pulmonary embolism
• Pericarditis
Non-Cardiovascular Causes
• Pneumonia
• Pneumothorax
• Sarcoidosis
• Musculoskeletal pain
• Acid reflux
• Lung cancer
3. Cough
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