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Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Response Management Algorithm ... Epiglottitis • Vocal ... atelectasis • Lung ... #Hypoxia #differential ... #rapid #pulmonary
Reversed Halo Sign - Infectious and Non-Infectious Differential Diagnosis
Definition: A focal rounded area of GGO surrounded
Reversed Halo Sign ... Definition: A ... focal rounded area ... surrounded by a ... Dermatomyositis, Lung
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
cough • Hypoxia ... hypoxia • Wasting ... Nasal polyps and signs ... Immunoglobulins (Ig M, A, ... #differential #
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
ALKI (activin A ... diseases - HIV infection ... and/or hypoxia ... Interstitial lung ... Classification #Diagnosis #Differential
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
ultrasound - ... stage and in mild infection ... ill patients; A ... patients with pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Differential Bilat ... : Pulmonary edema ... a lot of B lines ... partially seen shred sign ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
encounters due to NTM: Chronic ... lung infections ... gordonae - 99.9% a ... disease through local ... #differential #
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
evaluation - Chest ... X-ray - Lung ultrasound ... a-lines) - Nasopharyngeal ... - CBC with differential ... iBookCC #COVID19 #algorithm
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
the peripheral lung ... bronchiectasis is prior infection ... patients with chronic ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Bronchiectasis #Differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
parenchyma by a ... polymicrobial infection ... pneumonia • Chronic ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #