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Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Causes of Hypoxemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Pulmonary Arterial ... Defect ** • Atrial ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Intrapartum Abnormal Fetal HR Tracing - Causes of Variability & Decelerations - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Minimal/Absent Variability
Fetal HR Tracing - Causes ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Reduced maternal arterial ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Obstetrics
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Obstructive arterial ... inspiratory drop in arterial ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Arrhythmia • Atrial ... Asthma • COPD • Bronchiectasis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Chronic cough • Hypoxia ... yellow or green mucus ... polycythemia from chronic hypoxia ... CT) • Broncho-arterial
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
Bronchiectasis is ... peripheral lung - mucus ... represents an axial ... The most common cause ... of bronchiectasis
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pulmonary Arterial ... Disease and/or Hypoxemia ... #Causes
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... Pulmonary arterial ... Idiopathic pulmonary arterial ... disease and/or hypoxia ... #Differential #Causes
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cardiac Causes ... Infection • Bronchiectasis ... Primary Pulmonary Arterial ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Factors that May Affect Fetal Oxygenation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Excessive Uterine Activity:
 • Hyperstimulation
 • Placental
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Decreased Maternal Arterial ... #Oxygenation #Hypoxia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Obstetrics