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Comparison of Pathologic Breathing Patterns
Biot's respiration aka ataxic respiration:
 - Periodic breathing: hyperpnea (or normopnea) and
: - Metabolic acidosis ... L = Lactic acid ... /Lactic acidosis ... Apnea - Sleep/Hypoxemia ... #pulmonary #diagnosis
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Acid Base and Blood ... Respiratory Acidosis ... alkalosis drive • Hypoxemia ... gap metabolic acidosis ... acidbase #workup #algorithm
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Response Management Algorithm ... Epiglottitis • Vocal cord ... 12 / shallow breathing ... opioids, OHS, toxic metabolic ... #rapid #pulmonary
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Respiratory or Metabolic ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... lung disease (COPD ... ABG #bloodgas #Acid
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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• Tachypnea: Respiratory ... 20/min, shallow breathing ... > 20/min, deep breathing ... • Asthma • COPD ... acidosis • DKA
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
acidosis. ... consider infarction, hypoxia ... due to metabolic ... acidosis. ... #Pulmonary #Abnormalities
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Pulmonary Arterial ... Disease and/or Hypoxemia ... Sleep-Disordered Breathing ... Disorders • Metabolic
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
Acid-Base Disorders ... Hypoxemia or tissue ... hypoxia: High altitude ... , Pneumonia, pulmonary ... Recovery from metabolic
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic cough • Hypoxia ... wheezing, and inspiratory ... Physical stigmata of cor ... for bacteria and Acid ... the airway • Treating