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Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure ... to neurologic injury ... reversible diffusion defects ... shunting (eg, atrial ... ventricular septal defects
Complete AV Canal Defect on Echocardiogram

Among pts with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, those with Eisenmenger syndrome have
on Echocardiogram ... Among pts with Pulmonary ... Arterial Hypertension ... syndrome have the ... #a4c #Echocardiogram
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
(DAH) & renal failure ... feature, PRS can affect ... quantify renal injury ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... EGPA (↓ LVEF, pericardial
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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0.9 predicts RV failure ... 1.85 predicts RV failure ... SHOCK trial registry ... Increases in RAP or pericardial ... PE, right heart failure
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
liver or renal injury ... output - Acute pulmonary ... ’s • Reduced Arterial ... B3: Hereditary Defects ... gluconeogenesis Liver Injury
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
RV Failure secondary ... to Pulmonary Arterial ... Pulmonary arterial ... #Pulmonary #Arterial ... clinical #cardiology #s4c
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
hemorrhage • Apply direct ... assess for neck injury ... - Respiratory Failure ... PTX/HTX and/or pericardial ... pupil, Cushing's triad
Nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) may be performed by either single-photon emission CT (SPECT) or positron
A gamma camera detects ... History of heart failure ... significantly worse on echocardiogram ... Acute pulmonary ... inflammation of pericardium