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Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
(Asthma, COPD) ... • Interstitial lung ... diseasePulmonary ... Defect ** • Atrial ... #Algorithm #Causes
Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Restrictive Lung Disease:
 • Chest wall or neuromuscular disorders
 • Interstitial
Lung Disease Obstructive ... Lung Disease: ... Emphysematous COPD ... Non-emphysematous COPD ... #COPD
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Algorithm Pulmonary ... Arterial Hypertension ... Hypoxemia: • COPD ... #Algorithm #Causes
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
• Interstitial Lung ... Disease • Asthma ... Non-Emphysematous COPD ... Emphysematous COPD ... #diagnosis
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)
• At least 3 different P wave morphologies: 
• Rate 100-180
• Irregular 
Etiology
Secondary to chronic lung ... disease (COPD) ... • Hypoxia • Pulmonary ... Tachycardia #MAT #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #ECG
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Arrhythmia • Atrial ... • Asthma • COPD ... Pneumonia • ARDS • COPD ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Pediatric Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Present Since Infancy with No Respiratory Distress:
 • Laryngomalacia
Present
Hemangioma • Vocal Cord ... Hemangioma • Vocal Cord ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Pulmonary
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Epiglottitis • Vocal cord ... pneumothorax, COPD ... asthma • Pleural disease ... atelectasis • Lung ... #differential #Diagnosis
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
Diagnostic algorithm ... congenital heart disease ... ; CLD, chronic lung ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... Hypertension #Workup #Algorithm
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Causes of Hypotonic ... Decreased LOC, Axial ... Syndromes - Spinal Cord ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics