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Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
- Workup and Management ... Differential Diagnosis ... Exam, POCUS (B-lines ... , lung sliding) ... CXR, CTA Chest, Echocardiogram
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Rapid Response Management ... Algorithm Stridor ... atelectasis • Lung ... #Hypoxia #differential ... #pulmonary
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Respiratory Support Algorithm ... lung disease are ... Also, a low threshold ... #management #schema ... #criticalcare #hypoxia
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Left Shunt - Anatomic ... Embolism, Obstructive Lung ... , Interstitial Lung ... #Hypoxia #hypoxemia ... #differential #
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
patients with COVID ... • Proning is a ... respiratory #support #COVID19 ... #management #schema ... #failure #algorithm
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
Chest X-ray - Lung ... look for focal a-lines ... - CBC with differential ... indicated (e.g. echocardiogram ... #algorithm #schema
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
absence of intrinsic lung ... defect (Type 1) or anatomic ... upright position • Hypoxemia ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... on radioactive lung
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
o infection • Echocardiogram ... sparing of the lung ... FINDINGS: • U/A: ... Renal #Syndromes #differential ... #diagnosis #management
Type L:
 - Low elastance. The nearly normal compliance indicates that the amount of gas in
and by loss of hypoxic ... this stage, the pulmonary ... CT scan shows a ... Citerio @Dr_Cit #COVID19 ... Variations #Diagnosis #Management