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Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Causes of Hypoxemia ... • Pulmonary Arterial ... Defect ** • Atrial ... Abnormalities #Hypoxemia ... #Hypoxia #Differential
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)
• At least 3 different P wave morphologies: 
• Rate 100-180
• Irregular 
Etiology
Multifocal Atrial ... • Secondary to chronic ... lung disease (COPD ... ) • Hypoxia ... • Pulmonary hypertension
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Pulmonary Arterial ... and/or Hypoxemia ... Metabolic Disorders Chronic ... PulmonaryHypertension #PHTN
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
ARRYTHMIA • ATRIAL ... FIBRILLATION • ATRIAL ... • ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA ... PHAEOCHROMOCYTOMA • PULMONARY ... DISEASEHYPOXIA
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Pulmonary arterial ... arterial hypertension ... and/or hypoxia ... pulmonary disease ... #Hypertension #PHTN
Non-ACS Myocardial Injury - Elevated Troponin Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Chronic Myocardial Injury: End
Chronic Myocardial ... End Stage Renal Disease ... Pre-Coronarv): Shock, Hypoxemia ... (ie acidosis), Tachycardia-induced ... Volume Overload/HTN
Intrapartum Abnormal Fetal HR Tracing - Causes of Bradycardia and Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Bradycardia:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Connective tissue disease ... occlusion • Fetal hypoxia ... stimulation (e.g. chronic ... hypoxemia • Cardiac
Pulmonary Hypertension Groups - WHO Classification
Group I - Vascular remodeling of pulmonary arteries
 • Idiopathic, HIV,
Group III - Chronic ... hypoxemia • COPD ... • Sarcoidosis, chronic ... mediastinal tumors, chronic ... #Hypertension #PHTN
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... Irregular wide-complex tachycardia ... patients with chronic ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... #Fibrillation #AFib
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
cough • Hypoxia ... Connective tissue diseases ... hypoxia • Wasting ... , in advanced disease ... CT) • Broncho-arterial