Dyspnoea

Question 1

What is the difference between Acute and Chronic Dyspnoea?

Answer 1

Acute = within minutes of triggering event
Chronic = 1 month +

Question 2

What are the obst lung conditions that cause Dyspnoea? (5 things)

Answer 2

1. COPD
2. Asthma
3. Chronic bronchitis
4. Bronchiectasis
5. Emphysema

Question 3

What are the restrictive lung conditions that cause Dyspnoea? (5 things)

Answer 3

1. Polio
2. Kyphoscoliosis
3. Morbid obesity
4. Pneumoconiosis
5. Pulm fibrosis

Question 4

What are the airway obstructions that cause Dyspnoea? (2 things)

Answer 4

1. Epiglottitis

2. Foreign body

Question 5

What are other lung conditions that cause Dyspnoea? (5 things)

Answer 5

1. Pulm embolism
2. Pneumothorax
3. Pleural effusion
4. Mets disease
5. Pulm oedema

Question 6

What are the cardiac conditions that cause Dyspnoea? (9 things)

Answer 6

1. HTN
2. Cardiomyopathy
3. Valvular disease
4. Stable / unstable angina
5. Acute MI
6. Coronary heart disease
7. HF
8. Pericarditis
9. Arrhythmia

Question 7

What are the anaemic causes of Dyspnoea? (2 things)

Answer 7

1. Hypovolemic shock

2. Acute haemorrhage

Question 8

What are the psychogenic causes of Dyspnoea? (3 things)

Answer 8

1. Panic disorder
2. Anxiety
3. Intense pain

Question 9

What are the endocrine causes of Dyspnoea? (3 things)

Answer 9

Met acidosis

1. Ketoacidosis in DM
2. Acidosis in renal insuff
3. Salicylate overdose

Question 10

What are the neuromuscular causes of Dyspnoea? (3 things)

Answer 10

1. Myasthenia gravis
2. Guillain-Barre
3. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Question 11

What are the most common causes of ACUTE Dyspnoea? (8 things)

Answer 11

1. Foreign body
2. MI
3. HF
4. Cardiac tamponade
5. Asthma
6. Pulm infection
7. Pulm embolism
8. Pneumothorax

Question 12

What are the most common causes of CHRONIC Dyspnoea? (5 things)

Answer 12

1. Asthma
2. COPD
3. Interstitial lung disease
4. Myocardial dysfunction
5. Obesity