Drug Misuse Effects Dyspnea | Medical Algorithm

Are you evaluating a patient with dyspnea and a history of abusing drugs or alcohol?

Yes

Does the person have a history of?

• smoking tobacco?

Yes

• smoking marijuana?

Yes

• smoking heroin or cocaine?

Yes

• aspiration?

Yes

Does the person have?

• bacterial endocarditis?

Yes

• cardiomyopathy?

Yes

• pulmonary edema?

Yes

• HIV?

Yes

• tuberculosis or other pulmonary infection?

Yes

• interstitial lung disease from allergens or toxins?

Yes

• pulmonary microemboli from injection drug abuse?

Yes

Results

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Number of possible explanations for the dyspnea

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
- Clinical Prediction Rule for Early Discharge of Patients After Presumed Opioid Overdosage
Clinical Diagnosis, Including Family History For Genetics
Other Testing
- Accumulative Prognostic Index Depressant Intoxication
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
- Clinical Prediction Rule for Early Discharge of Patients After Presumed Opioid Overdosage
- Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS)
Complications
- Respiratory Depression Due to Co-Ingestion of Two or More CNS Depressants
Differential Diagnosis And Mimics, Red Flags
- Spectrum of Acute Renal Injury Associated with MDMA (Ecstasy) or Other Party Drugs

Therapy

Selection
- Clinical Prediction Rule for Early Discharge of Patients After Presumed Opioid Overdosage

Monitoring

Adverse Effects

Evaluation

Results

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Therapy

Monitoring

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10

Differential Diagnosis of Dyspnea in Person Who Abuses Drugs

Purpose: To evaluate a patient with dyspnea who has a history of abusing drugs or alcohol.

Evaluation

Results

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Therapy

Monitoring

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10