Level 3: Dyspnea – MHROS: Expert Panel DDX

How does your differential compare with the experts?

What physical exam maneuvers would you like to perform?

Experts’ DDX:

  1. Pulmonary embolus (PE)/deep vein thrombosis
  2. Aortic dissection
  3. Pneumothorax
  4. Pericarditis
  5. Pleural effusion
  6. Pleuritic chest pain
  7. Pulmonary edema
  8. Congestive heart failure (CHF)
  9. Arrhythmia
  10. MI/acute coronary syndrome
  11. Coronary artery disease
  12. Metabolic acidosis
  13. Pain
  14. Asthma
  15. COPD
  16. Anemia
  17. Drug use
  18. Cardiomyopathy
  19. Pneumonia
  20. Respiratory infection
  21. Aspiration pneumonia
  22. Epiglottitis
  23. Foreign body
  24. Croup
  25. Valve dysfunction
  26. Panic/anxiety
  27. Costochondritis
  28. Occupational exposure