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Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Epiglottitis • Vocal cord ... pneumothorax, COPD ... /asthma • Pleural ... 12 / shallow breathing ... #Diagnosis #Management
Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Framework - Not all that wheezes is asthma
Vibrations of turbulent flow against
Diagnosis Framework ... Paradoxical vocal cord ... motion, Vocal cord ... /COPD, Viral infections ... #Framework #pulmonary
Asthma vs COPD Presentation and Diagnosis
Asthma:
 • Epidemiology: Age usually < 45, History (personal or family)
Asthma vs COPD Presentation ... and Diagnosis Asthma ... between attacks COPD ... #COPD #comparison ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
Algorithm for the Diagnosis ... Bronchoconstriction: Asthma ... , COPD, Anaphylaxis ... Stridor #Noisy #Breathing ... #algorithm #pulmonary
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Tachypnea: Respiratory ... 20/min, shallow breathing ... Tachypnea: • Asthma ... • COPD • Pneumonia
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
consider infarction, hypoxia ... Causes include asthma ... bronchitis, and COPD ... #Pulmonary #Abnormalities ... #Abnormal #Diagnosis
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
- Differential Diagnosis ... Causes: Pneumonia, asthma ... , COPD, pulmonary ... #Failure #hypoxia ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic cough • Hypoxia ... and/or chills • Wheezing ... obstruction • COPD ... , and inspiratory ... Physical stigmata of cor
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
severity Acute Respiratory ... lung sliding COPD ... or Asthma: - ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
- Differential Diagnosis ... , pain, fever, hypoxia ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... lung disease (COPD ... , OSA, Asthma, Obesity