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Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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Causes of Hypoxemia ... Airway Disease (Asthma ... , COPD) • Vascular ... • Interstitial lung ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Obstruction • Asthma ... • COPD • Bronchiectasis ... Pleural Abnormalities ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... Pneumonia • ARDS • COPD
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Epiglottitis • Vocal cord ... pneumothorax, COPD ... /asthma • Pleural ... atelectasis • Lung ... 12 / shallow breathing
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... • Valvular Lung ... Hypoxemia: • COPD ... • Interstitial Lung ... Sleep-Disordered Breathing
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
Abnormalities in ... In lung disease ... asthma, chronic ... bronchitis, and COPD ... #Pulmonary #Abnormalities
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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20/min, shallow breathing ... > 20/min, deep breathing ... Pulmonary Causes ... Tachypnea: • Asthma ... • COPD • Pneumonia
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
respiratory drive due to neurologic ... : Interstitial lung ... : Pneumonia, asthma ... , COPD, pulmonary ... bypassing the lungs
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Spinal cord ... result in permanent neurologic ... deficiency - Syrinx ... patients with a long ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... pleura in severe cases ... sliding COPD or ... Asthma: - Bilateral ... sliding Pulmonary
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
meninges in spinal cord ... nerve roots Spinal Cord ... weakness, sensory abnormalities ... lymphadenopathy, pulmonary ... neurological symptoms • Caused