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Differential Diagnosis for Shortness of breath/SOB
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Synonyms:
Breath Shortness, breath shortness of breath, Breath Shortnesses, s.o.b., Short of breath, Short of breath symptom, Shortness (of) breath, Shortness of breath, shortness of breath breath, Shortness of breath symptom, SOB, SOB (SHORTNESS OF BREATH), SOB Shortness of breath, tightness of breath
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Trauma Causes
Electromagnetic, Physics, trauma, Radiation Causes
Iatrogenic, Self Induced Disorders
Surgical, Procedure Complication
Infectious Disorders (Specific Agent)
- Pneumonia, bacterial
- Pneumonia, viral
- Pneumonia/Bronchopneumonia
- Influenza pneumonia
- Pneumocystis Jiroveci/Carinii Pneumonia (PCP)
- Pneumonia, acute lobar
- Pneumonia, hemophilus influenza
- Pneumonia, pneumococcal
- Respiratory syncytial virus infection
- Trichinosis
- Chagas disease myocarditis
- Klebsiella pneumonia
- Pericarditis, viral, acute benign
- Pneumonia, abscessing staphylococcal
- Pulmonary anthrax
- Tetanus
- Visceral larval migrans
- Chagas disease
- Chlamydia/pneumonia/TWAR agent
- Cytomegalic pneumonia
- Diphtheria myocarditis/toxicity
- Legionaires disease
- Pneumonia, gram-negative type
- Pneumonia, staphylococcal
- Ascariasis,pulmonary larval infestation
- Aspergillosis, invasive pulmonary type
- Blastomycosis
- Coccidioidomycosis
- Fungal lung infection
- Hookworm (Ancylostomiasis) disease
- Intestinal anthrax
- Nocardiosis, pulmonary
- Psittacosis/ornithosis
- Tuberculosis, cavitary pulmonary
- Avian influenza (H5N1) in human/zoonosis
- Hanta virus/Navaho disease
- Poliomyelitis, paralytic, bulbar
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome/SARS
- Monkeypox epizoonosis
- Swine-Avian influenza (epizootic)
Infected organ, Abscesses
Granulomatous, Inflammatory Disorders
Neoplastic Disorders
- Tumor emboli/lung
- Hodgkin's disease
- Metastatic lung disease
- Metastatic lung lymphatics/carcinoma
- Carcinoid syndrome/Carcinoid metastatic
- Pericardial malignant effusion
- Acute Lymphoblastic/lymphocytic leukemia ALL
- Leukemia
- Leukemic/lymphocytic lung infiltrate
- Metastasis to heart/myocardium
- Pheochromocytoma
- Pleural effusion, malignant
- Adenocarcinoma, bronchial
- Alveolar cell carcinoma, lung
- Benign fibrous mesothelioma/pleura
- Bronchial adenoma
- Bronchial fibroma
- Bronchioalveolar carcinoma of lung
- Carcinoma lung squamous cell/large cell
- Carcinoma, bronchogenic
- Carcinoma, laryngeal
- Endobronchial tumor
- Mediastinal metastasis
- Mediastinum, lymphosarcoma/lymphoma
- Mesothelioma, pleura
- Pulmonary lymphangiomatosis/LAM
- Pulmonary lymphoma
Allergic, Collagen, Auto-Immune Disorders
- Asthma
- Anaphylaxis, generalized
- Croup, spasmodic/tracheobronchitis
- Extrinsic/allergic asthma syndrome
- Hemolytic anemia, autoimmune
- Inhalent allergen disorder
- Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis/Stills d
- Organic dusts inhalation/allergy
- Allergic granulomatosis, lung
- Aspirin-induced asthma
- Goodpasture's syndrome
- Guillain-Barre syndrome
- Hypersensitivity pneumonitis/alveolitis
- Rheumatic carditis, active
- Transfusion/anaphylaxis foreign protein
- Eosinophilic Pneumonia prolonged/Chronic
- Evan's syndrome (AHA/Immune TP)
- Pneumonia, desquamative, interstitial
- Rheumatic fever
- Serum sickness
- Loeffler's Eosinophilic Pneumonitis, acute/PIE
- Lupus erythematosis, systemic
- Pneumonia, lymphoid, interstitial
- Pulmonary fibrosis, Primary/H-R disease
- Rheumatoid lung disease
- Scleroderma, progressive systemic
- Scleroderma, pulmonary
- Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury/TRALI syndrome
- Maple bark stripper lung/disease
- Idiopathic Anaphylactoid Reactions/Recurrent
- Myositis synthetase syndrome/Anti-Jo-1 syndrome
Metabolic, Storage Disorders
Deficiency Disorders
Congenital, Developmental Disorders
Hereditary, Familial, Genetic Disorders
Relational, Mental, Psychiatric Disorders
Anatomic, Foreign Body, Structural Disorders
- Acute gastric acid/aspiration syndrome
- Airway obstruction
- Aspiration of vomitus
- Aspiration oropharyngeal contents
- Foreign body, bronchus
- Foreign body, larynx
- Foreign body, trachea
- Hydropneumothorax
- Laryngeal obstruction
- Pulmonary embolism
- Tamponade, cardiac
- Tracheobronchial obstruction
- Ascites
- Pericardial effusion
- Pleural effusion
- Pleural fluid transudate
- Atelectasis, compression type
- Air embolism/venous
- Amniotic fluid embolism
- Bronchus obstruction
- Chordae tendinae rupture
- Fat embolism
- Hemothorax
- Main-stem bronchus obstr/drowned lung
- Mineral oil aspiration
- Papillary muscle rupture, mitral
- Perforated/ruptured esophagus
- Pleural chylous effusion
- Pneumothorax
- Pneumothorax, catamenial, spontaneous
- Pneumothorax, spontaneous
- Superior vena cava syndrome
- Tension pneumothorax
- Total lung collapse/unresolved
- Aortic stenosis
- Hydrothorax/iatrogenic
- Nasal obstruction
- Atelectasis, obstructive
- Atelectasis, pulmonary
- Mitral valve stenosis
- Pericarditis, chronic constrictive
- Scoliosis heart disease
- Esophageal Rupture/Boerhaave Syndrome
Arteriosclerotic, Vascular, Venous Disorders
Functional, Physiologic Variant Disorders
Vegetative, Autonomic, Endocrine Disorders
- Esophageal free reflux/GERD syndrome
- Hyperventilation syndrome
- Laryngospasm, acute
- Hyper-reactive airways/disease
- Hyperthyroidism (Graves disease)
- Postural hypotension
- Pulmonary hypertension/PAH
- Bilateral vocal cord paralysis
- Hypertension, malignant
- Myasthenic crisis
- Thyrotoxic crisis
- Cor pulmonale
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Thyrotoxic heart disease
- Myasthenia gravis
- Polyhydramnios/hydramnios
- Secondary hypoparathyroidism
- Pulmonary hypertension, primary idiopathic
Reference to Organ System
- Anemia
- Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy
- Pericarditis, acute
- Pulmonary edema
- Pulmonary edema, left vent. acute
- Pulmonary edema, noncardiac
- Pulmonary edema, severe
- Pulmonary emboli, recurrent/Homans
- Respiratory distress (adult) syndrome
- Anemia, severe
- Congestive heart failure
- High output heart failure
- Interstitial acute lung disease
- Lung disorders
- Emphysema/COPD/Chronic lung disease
- Alveolar hemorrhage syndrome
- Interstitial edema, diffuse
- Respiratory muscle paralysis
- Cardiomyopathy
- Interstitial lung disease, chronic
- Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
- Pulmonary interstitial fibrosis/2ndary
- Stress Cardiomyopathy
Pathophysiologic
Heirarchical Major Groups
Drugs
- Neuromuscular blocker Administration/Toxicity
- Non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocker
- Elderberry/Elder herbal/intake
- Barbiturate overdose
- Benzodiazepine toxicity/overdose
- Curare Administration/Toxicity
- Disulfiram-like drug/Alcohol reaction
- Emetine (Dehydroemetine/Mebadine) Administration/Toxicity
- Morphine (MS Contin/MS IR/Avinza) Administration/Toxicity
- Ipecac/Ipecacuaha Administration/Toxicity
- Succinylcholine (Anectine) (child) adm
- Succinylcholine (Anectine) Administration/Toxicity
- Tubocurarine (D-tubocurarine) Administration/Toxicity
- Paraldehyde (Paral) Administration/Toxicity
Poisoning (Specific Agent)
- Opiate overdose toxidrome
- Kitchen gas/propane exposure
- Cholinergic crisis toxidrome
- Coral snakebite
- Coyotillo (Karwinskia) plant/intake
- Cyanogenic glycoside/plant pits poison
- Insecticide/organophosphate type
- Intravenous/narcotic overdose
- Liquid ecstacy/Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) intake
- Malathion (Ovide) ingestion/toxicity
- Mountain laurel/Kalmia plant poisoning
- Overdose, drug/alcohol
- Phencyclidine (Angel dust) intoxication
- Snakebite (neurotoxic/coral/cobra type)
- Water hemlock poisoning
- Bloodroot (Sanguinaria) intake
- Cassava/Manioc herbal/intake
- Fool's parsley plant/intake
- Larkspur herbal/intake/toxicity
- Meadow Saffron plant/intake
- Polyvinyl chloride inhalation
- Smoke inhalation
- Betel nut/chewing herbal/intake
- Heroin/morphine usage/addiction
- Stone dust exposure
- Yellow jessamine/Jasmine poisoning
- Arsenical vesicants/CBW Weapon
- Cyanide/Hydrogen cyanide exposure/poisoning
- Fish Poisoning, Scomboid
- Phosgene Oxime/Weapon (CX) agent
- Acetone/Ketone poisoning
- Aldehydes poisoning/fumes
- Alkali corrosive/ingestion
- Arsine gas (Hydrogen arsenide) poisoning
- Australian black snakebite
- Australian brown snakebite
- Black widow spider bite
- Botulinum toxin/deliberate exposure
- Botulism
- Cadmium fumes/inhalation/toxicity
- Carbon monoxide poisoning/exposure
- Chlorobenzenes/Dichlorobenzene intake
- Cobra/Naja snakebite
- Crude oil ingestion/aspiration
- Curare poisoning/curare-like agents
- Death camas (Zigadenus) poisoning.
- Ergotism/wild source/wheat rust/intake
- Fish poisoning, ciguatera (red-snapper)
- Gasoline poisoning
- Gila-monster bite/poisoning
- Hemlock (coniine/cicutoxin) poisoning
- Insecticide/pesticide poisoning
- Insecticides/Carbamates poisoning
- Jelly fish sting/Seawasp/Box
- Krait/Blue krait snakebite
- Methemoglobin inducing/poisons
- Nerve gas exposure
- Noxious gas inhalation/toxicity
- Noxious gas/mustard gas inhalation
- Petroleum distillates/Naphtha poisoning
- Pufferfish/Fugu/Tetrodotoxin poisoning
- Red tide/shell fish poisoning
- Scorpion (Bark scorpion) sting
- Shellfish/Mollusk poisoning
- TEPP/Tetraethyl pyrophosphate poisoning
- Ammonia exposure/inhalation
- Cholinesterase inhibitor poison/exposure
- Fish Stings/Zebra/Lion fish/misc
- Insecticide/chlorinated/non-ester's inh
- Yokahama asthma/NO exposure
- Anthracosilicosis
- Anthracosis/coal workers lung
- Asbestosis
- Berylliosis
- Crack lung syndrome
- Sequoiosis lung/disease
- Silicosis
- Silicosis, acute/sandblasting lung
- Arrow poison frogs/dendrobatidae
- Barium salt poisoning
- Carbon disulfide inhalant/poisoning
- Chlorine gas poisoning
- Kerosene poisoning
- Mercury poisoning/infant/child
- Mercury vapor/acute (element) toxicity
- Mussel poisoning
- Phosgene inhalation/poisoning
- Ricin poisoning/Inhaled terrorist exposure
- Sodium fluoroacetate/Cpd 1080 poisoning
- Strychnine poisoning
- Toad/Bufo-Bufo poisoning
- Toluene diisocyanate poisoning
- Trichothecene mycotoxin/weapon exposure
- Bagassosis lung/disease
- Beryllium disease, acute
- Byssinosis
- Metal fume fever
- Platinosis
- Polymer fume fever
- Suberosis lung/disease
- Bauxite pneumoconiosis
- Pneumoconiosis, diatomite
- Pneumoconiosis, talc
- Siderosis, lung
- Silicotuberculosis
- Silo filler disease/NO2 inhalation
- Alkali Ingestion/Poisoning
- Geography cone poisoning
- Methamphetamine Cardiomyopathy
Organ Poisoning (Intoxication)
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