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Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Epiglottitis • Vocal cord ... pneumonia • Water: pulmonary ... /asthma • Pleural ... disorders (e.g., GBS ... #Diagnosis #Management
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Base and Blood Gas ... , asthma, ↓ Drive ... alkalosis drive • Hypoxemia ... #respiratory #bloodgas ... #interpretation
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
- Differential Diagnosis ... part of alveolar gas ... Causes: Pneumonia, asthma ... , COPD, pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
- Differential Diagnosis ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... , OSA, Asthma, Obesity ... #Diagnosis #Summary ... Nephrology #ABG #bloodgas
Asthma vs COPD Presentation and Diagnosis
Asthma:
 • Epidemiology: Age usually < 45, History (personal or family)
Asthma vs COPD Presentation ... and Diagnosis Asthma ... > 45, Usually has ... Hyperresonance, Hypoxemia ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
consider infarction, hypoxia ... may show this pattern ... Causes include asthma ... #Pulmonary #Abnormalities ... #Abnormal #Diagnosis