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Clues to Differential Diagnosis of Central Cyanosis: Onset of cyanosis, Clubbing, Secondary erythrocytosis, Auscultation, X-ray, Echocardiography,
Diagnosis of Central Cyanosis ... : Onset of cyanosis ... Arterial gas - Cyanotic ... heart defect - Pulmonary ... diseases - Pulmonary
Causes of Cyanosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Cyanosis due to pulmonary or cardiac causes
Methemoglobinemia 
Sulfhemoglobinemia
Methaemalbuminaemia
Pseudocyanosis

#Causes #Cyanosis
Causes of Cyanosis ... Algorithm Central Cyanosis ... due to pulmonary ... Pseudocyanosis #Causes #Cyanosis
Differentiating Features Between Central and Peripheral Cyanosis

Mechanism - Arterial destauration
Sites - Skin, mucous membrane of oral
and Peripheral Cyanosis ... On warming - Cyanosis ... Oxygen therapy - Pulmonary ... On warming - Cyanosis ... pO2 normal #Cyanosis
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Heart Murmur, Cyanosis ... without Pulmonary ... Disease • Cyanotic ... Apnea • Chronic Pulmonary
Causes of Cyanosis in the Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Peripheral Only:
 • Poor Perfusion
 • Acrocyanosis
Hemoglobinopathy:
Causes of Cyanosis ... Total Anomalous Pulmonary ... Coarctation #Cyanosis
Causes of Nail Clubbing - Mnemonic 
Cyanotic Heart Disease, Cystic Fibrosis
Lung Cancer, Lung abscess 
Ulcerative Colitis
Clubbing - Mnemonic Cyanotic ... Endocarditis, Idiopathic Pulmonary
Undifferentiated critical congenital heart disease: Patterns of Presentation 
Pink baby:
 • Presents at 1-6 mo
Hyperoxia test for cyanosis ... if cardiac or pulmonary
Asthma vs COPD Presentation and Diagnosis
Asthma:
 • Epidemiology: Age usually < 45, History (personal or family)
Hyperresonance, Hypoxemia/Cyanosis ... comparison #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
moderate-to-severe cases) • Cyanosis ... stigmata of cor pulmonale ... • Pulmonary artery ... Acid fast) • Pulmonary ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary ... High Altitude Pulmonary ... interruption in the pulmonary ... High-altitude pulmonary ... , hypovolemia, cyanosis