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==Overview==
Dyspnea is the uncomfortable awareness of one's own breathing. It is a common symptom of numerous medical disorders.
 
==Causes==
 
===Life Threatening Causes===
Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
*[[Acute heart failure]]
*[[Acute coronary syndrome]]
*[[Acute papillary muscle rupture]]
*[[Acute respiratory distress syndrome]]
*[[Anaphylaxis]]
*[[Aortic dissection]]
*[[Bronchospasm]]
*[[Cardiac tamponade]]
*[[Foreign body aspiration]]
*[[Glottic edema]]
*[[Pneumothorax]]
*[[Pulmonary embolism]]
*[[Pulmonary edema]]
 
===Common Causes===
*[[Acute heart failure]]
*[[Acute coronary syndrome]]
*[[Asthma]]
*[[Anemia]]
*[[COPD]]
*[[Interstitial lung disease]]
*[[Pulmonary embolism]]
*[[Pneumonia]]
*[[Respiratory tract infection]]
 
Click '''[[Dyspnea causes|here]]''' for the complete list of causes.
 
==FIRE: Focused Initial Rapid Evaluation==
A Focused Initial Rapid Evaluation (FIRE) should be performed to identify patients in need of immediate intervention.
 
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{{Family tree | | | | | | | A01 | | | |A01=<div style="float: left; text-align: left; width: 12em; padding:1em;"> '''Rapid assessment'''<br>
❑ Circulation <br>❑ Airway <br>❑ Breathing </div>}}
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{{Family tree | | | | | | | B01 | B01=Is the patient in acute cardiopulmonary arrest}}
{{Family tree | | | | |,|-|-|^|-|.| | }}
{{Family tree | | | | C01 | | | C02 |-|-|-| C03 | | | |C01=No|C02=Yes|C03=Activate [[ACLS|ACLS algorithm]]}}
{{Family tree | | | | |!| | | | | | | | }}
{{Family tree | | | | D01 | | | | |D01=<div style="float: left; text-align: left; width: 26em; padding:1em;"> '''Does the patient have any of the following signs and symptoms that require urgent management'''<br>
❑ Altered mental status <br>❑ Abnormal vital signs <br>
:❑ Fever<br>
:❑ Hypothermia<br>
:❑ Tachycardia<br>
:❑ Bradycardia<br>
:❑ Hypotension<br>
:❑ Tachypnea<br>
:❑ Hypopnea<br>
:❑ Hypoxia<br>
❑ Fever<br>❑ Wheezes <br>❑ Crackles <br>❑ Jugular venous distension <br>❑ Stridor <br>❑ Tracheal deviation <br>❑ Absent breath sounds <br> ❑ Distant heart sounds </div>}}
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{{Family tree | | | E01 | | E02 |-|-|-|-| E03 |E01=Yes|E02=No|E03=[[Diagnosis|Continue with complete diagnostic approach below]]}}
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{{Family tree | | | F01 | | | | |F01=<div style="float: left; text-align: left; width: 12em; padding:1em;"> '''Order stat tests'''<br>
❑ CBC <br>❑ CMP <br>❑ D-dimer <br>❑ Cardiac enzymes <br>❑ NT-proBNP <br>❑ ABG <br>❑ Blood Cultures (fever) <br>❑ CXR <br>❑ EKG </div>}}
 
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==Complete Diagnostic Approach==
A complete diagnostic approach should be carried out after a focused initial rapid evaluation is conducted and following initiation of any urgent intervention
 
==Do's==
 
==Don'ts==
 
==References==
 
[[Category:Symptoms]]
[[Category:Signs and symptoms]]
[[Category:Resident survival guide]]
[[Category:Cardiology]]
[[Category:Pulmonology]]
[[Category:Emergency medicine]]
 
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Latest revision as of 13:56, 4 March 2015