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Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Rapid Response Management ... Algorithm Stridor ... hemorrhage • Pus: pneumonia ... atelectasis • Lung ... #Diagnosis #Management
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS ... #ultrasound #findings
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Left Shunt - Anatomic ... Atelectasis, ARDS, Pneumonia ... , Interstitial Lung ... #Hypoxia #hypoxemia ... #differential #diagnosis
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
Diagnosis is generally ... Imaging evidence of a ... e.g., CXR, CT, ultrasound ... chest pain) and signs ... (tachypnea, hypoxemia
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
sliding: Pulmonary ... a lot of B lines ... partially seen shred sign ... NOT definitively diagnose ... #ultrasound
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
Lung sliding & pneumonia ... The differential diagnosis ... that there is a ... #absence #Lung ... #pulmonary #mimics
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
leading to increased pulmonary ... congestion with hypoxemia ... <300mmHg with a ... oxygenation in pneumonia ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
disease and in the absence ... of intrinsic lung ... defect (Type 1) or anatomic ... upright position • Hypoxemia ... on radioactive lung
Reduced Lung Sliding in the setting of COPD Exacerbation and Hyperinflation
60 yo w SOB and hypoxia.
60 yo w SOB and hypoxia ... Lung ultrasound ... making pneumothorax a ... point sign, hyperinflation ... Remember not all absent
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... blood cells in the lung ... pressure), - Absence ... dyspnea, tachypnea, hypoxemia ... #differential #diagnosis