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Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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- Differential Diagnosis ... lung disease • Pulmonary ... Arterial Hypertension ... Defect ** • Atrial ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
- Differential Diagnosis ... arteries, Venous ... or arterial great ... Pneumomediastinum, Pericardial effusion ... #Differential #Diagnosis
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
- Pericardial Effusion ... Systolic Right Atrial ... Tamponade #POCUS #Diagnosis ... Evaluation #Cardiology #Effusion ... #Echocardiogram
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Pericardial • Effusion ... Arrhythmia • Atrial ... Abnormalities • Pleural Effusions ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
passage • Arterial ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... scanning or pulmonary ... ) on room air Treatment ... #management #treatment
Etiologies of pulmonary infections according to CT-scan patterns. 
CMV cytomegalovirus, GM galactomannan, HSV herpes simplex virus,
Etiologies of pulmonary ... MICRONODULES - Bacterial ... Aspergillosis PLEURAL EFFUSION ... #CT #Patterns #Pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
appearances of pulmonary ... disease • Pleural effusion ... Parapneumonic effusion ... (NHL, primary effusion ... #differential #diagnosis
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
APS is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by recurring blood clots resulting from antibodies
from antibodies formed ... clots can form in arteries ... patients to be diagnosed ... to be present Treatment ... patient has an arterial
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
- Differential Diagnosis ... lung diseases, pulmonary ... shunting (eg, atrial ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #pulmonary
Causes of Cyanosis in the Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Peripheral Only:
 • Poor Perfusion
 • Acrocyanosis
Hemoglobinopathy:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Only: • Poor Perfusion ... Total Anomalous Pulmonary ... Transposition of the Great Arteries ... #Differential #Diagnosis