Syncope
CVS
Vasovagal syncope
Situational
Micturition
Cough
Orthostatic hypotension
Prolonged bedrest
Drug induced
Hypovolaemic
Autonomic failure (GBS)
Arrhythmia
Supraventricular tachycardia
Ventricular tachycardia
MI
PE
Cardiac outflow obstruction
Neuro
Seizures
Metabolic
Hypoxia
Hypoglycaemia
Cyanosis
Central
Decreased O2 saturation
Severe resp. disease
Pulmonary oedema
PE
Congenital cyanotic heart disease
Abnormal Haemoglobin
Methaemoblobinaemia
Sulphaemoglobinaemia
Peripheral
Causes of central cyanosis
Cold exposure
Reynauds phenomenon
Arterial occlusion
Dyspnoea
seconds- minutes
Pneumothorax
Chest trauma
Aspiration
Anxiety
Pulmonary Oedema
P.E
anaphylaxis
hours- days
Asthma
Resp. infection
Pleural effusion
Lung tumour
Metabolic acidosis
months- years
COPD
Anaemia
Arrhythmia
Vulvular heart disease
Cardiac failure
Cystic fibrosis
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Neuromuscular disorder
Pulmonary hypertension
Chest wall deformities
Cough
Acute
Inhaled foreign body
Rep infection
Chronic
Productive
COPD - mucoid/purulent
Bronchiectasis - purulent
Pulmonary oedema - pink/frothy
Lung cancer - blood stained
TB - blood stained
P.E - blood stained
Non-productive
Asthma
Post-nasal drip
Gastro-oesophageal reflux
Drugs (ACE i.)
Sarcoidosis
Chest Pain
CVS
Angina
MI
Acute aortic dissection
Pericarditis
GI
Reflux oesophagitis
Peptic ulcer
Pulmonary
Pneumonia
Pneumothorax
PE
MSK
Chest wall injuries
Herpes zoster
Costochondritis
Emotional
Depression
Wheeze (incl. stridor)
Haemoptysis
Respiratory
Lung cancer
Pneumonia
TB
Chronic bronchitis
Bronchiectasis
Pulmonary oedema
Goodpastures
Wegners granulomatosis
Vascular
Pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary hypertension (mitral stenosis)
Systemic
Coagulation disorders