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Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Response Management Algorithm ... Epiglottitis • Vocal ... atelectasis • Lung fibrosis ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential ... #rapid #pulmonary
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... ALKI (activin A ... Chronic thromboembolic ... tumoral obstruction, fibrosing ... Classification #Diagnosis #Differential
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... Causes: • Cystic fibrosis ... evidence of cystic fibrosis ... Immunoglobulins (Ig M, A, ... #differential #
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Radiation C - Cystic Fibrosis ... rigid chest cage ... clearance: - Cystic Fibrosis ... aspergillosis - Chronic ... lung #diseases #differential
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
evaluation - Chest ... exam to look for focal ... a-lines) - Nasopharyngeal ... - CBC with differential ... iBookCC #COVID19 #algorithm
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
B-cell activity → local ... fibroblasts → fibrosis ... renal failure Clinical ... granulomas in a ... Pulmonary: dyspnea
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
Urinary Chloride Algorithm ... Sweat: Cystic fibrosis ... metabolic acidosis • Chronic ... Chloride #urine #Algorithm ... #nephrology #differential
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
consolidation as a ... without associated pulmonary ... with end-stage fibrosis ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
HP (right) Differential ... - UIP has a strong ... In chronic HP fibrotic ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
Focal pulmonary ... repeat chest CT ... lung malignancy, clinical ... comorbidities, such as chronic ... nodule growth with chest