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Hypoxemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm by A-a Gradient

Normal A-a Gradient:
 • ↓ Atmospheric pressure
 • Hypoventilation: CNS
Hypoxemia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cardiac, Vascular, Alveolar ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #pulmonary #Aa
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
• Alveolar Hypoventilation ... Embolism, Obstructive Lung ... , Interstitial Lung ... #alveolar #arterial ... #hypoxemia #differential
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Respiratory Failure - Differential ... first part of alveolar ... : Interstitial lung ... gravity-dependent gradients ... Failure #hypoxia #Differential
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
alveolar proteinosis ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... Parapneumonic effusion ... #diseases #differential ... diagnosis #chestCT #radiology