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Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Hypoxemic Respiratory ... : Interstitial lung ... ventilation (V) in the lungs ... Pneumonia, asthma, COPD ... bypassing the lungs
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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Main Lung Ultrasound ... differences between COVID ... that may yield respiratory ... deaerated areas #COVID19 ... #POCUS #Lung #Ultrasound
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS - Day 2

Day 2 after COVID diagnosis. Less sore throat, cough &
COVID-19 on Lung ... bilateral pleural effusion ... #clinical #lung ... #ultrasound #pulmonary ... BLines #POCUS #Effusion
COVID-19 Phenotypes - Implications for Respiratory Support Management

L Phenotype
 - Low Elastcnce (High Compliance)
 - Low
COVID-19 Phenotypes ... - Implications ... for Respiratory ... Low Ventilation Perfusion ... Ratio - Low Lung
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... Possible small plural effusion ... Possible bilateral effusion ... severity Acute Respiratory ... sliding COPD or
Chart of Inhalers for Asthma and COPD
 - SABA - Short Acting Beta-2 Agonists
 - SAMA
for Asthma and COPD ... Agonists - LAMA - Long ... www.pyrls.com #inhalers #pulmonary ... #lung #asthma # ... copd #respiratory
One-page resource for Lung POCUS in COVID19:
- likely (unproven) sensitive due to peripheral distribution of lesions
One-page resource for Lung ... POCUS in COVID19 ... CT - pleural effusions ... #POCUS #COVID19 ... #coronavirus #pulmonary
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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Disease (Asthma, COPD ... • Interstitial lung ... disease • Pulmonary ... Septal Defect Pulmonary ... Algorithm #Causes #Pulmonary
GOLD2017 - The refined ABCD assessment tool. FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC: forced vital
FEV1: forced expiratory ... Chronic Obstructive Lung ... Council; CAT: COPD ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #COPD #GOLD2017
Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

Preoperative 
• Asthma/ COPD 
• Recent respiratory infection 
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Post-operative Pulmonary ... Complications ... Preoperative • Asthma/ COPD ... • Recent respiratory ... #complications