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Lung Findings on Physical Exam
Crackles:
 • Short, discontinuous, sounds mostly heard during inspiration
 • Caused by
inspiration • Caused ... collapsed distal airways ... expiration • Caused ... through narrowed airways ... extra-thoracic airway
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
should identify any cause ... surgery related cause ... Consider potential causes ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... Consider potential causes
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
hypovolaemia or combined causes ... • Check airway ... AND airway device ... potential surgical causes ... team. ❼ Consider causes
Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Causes of Acute ... Embolism* Lower Airway ... AECOPD Upper Airway ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
(airways) • Viruses ... (airways), Pneumocystis ... jirovecii (airways ... P. jirovecii (airways ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Cardiovascular Causes ... Tamponade Pulmonary Causes ... • Chest Wall/Airways ... Pneumothorax Other Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Asthma
Asthma is a condition which affects the airways, when a person with asthma comes into contact
which affects the airways ... or cold air) it causes ... their airways to
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Cardiovascular Causes ... Tamponade Pulmonary Causes ... of Dyspnea: • Airways ... syndrome Other Causes ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
breathing Pulmonary Causes ... Pneumothorax • Upper airway ... PVFM) Cardiac Causes ... Hematologic Causes ... acidosis of any cause
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
bronckos meaning airway ... cartilage containing airways ... Chronic inflammation causes ... → perpetuating airway ... Most Common Causes