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Hypoxemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm by A-a Gradient

Normal A-a Gradient:
 • ↓ Atmospheric pressure
 • Hypoventilation: CNS
Hypoxemia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypoventilation: CNS ... #Hypoxia #Differential ... #pulmonary #Aa
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hyperacute Hypoxemia ... and Management Differential ... , Flash Pulmonary ... Bronchospasm, Pulmonary ... Echocardiogram, Bronchoscopy
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
pneumonia • Water: pulmonary ... Hypoventilation: • CNS ... #Hypoxia #differential ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Algorithm #rapid #pulmonary
H’s and T’s Mnemonic - Causes of Cardiac Arrest
H's - Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ions (acidosis), Hyperkalemia
H’s and T’s Mnemonic ... - Hypovolemia, Hypoxia ... Thromboembolism (Pulmonary ... Arrest #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #acls
Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
Stroke Mimics - Differential ... Diagnosis - MINT ... Mnemonic • Metabolic ... Encephalopathy, Hypoxia ... Vestibular neuronitis, CNS
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Hypoventilation: CNS ... Intracardiac, Pulmonary ... #Hypoxia #hypoxemia ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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Bradycardia - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... BRADI Mnemonic ... Hyperkalemia Pulmonary ... : • Hypoxia
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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Broncholithiasis - Differential ... Broncholithiasis - Clinical ... into the aorta or pulmonary ... Broncholithiasis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic cough • Hypoxia ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... obstructive • Bronchoscopy ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Tracheomalacia on Bronchoscopy

A 54 year old female patient with repeated history of extubation failure. Diagnostic bronchoscopy
Tracheomalacia on Bronchoscopy ... Diagnostic bronchoscopy ... Tracheomalacia #Bronchoscopy ... #clinical #video ... otolaryngology #pulmonary