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Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Response Management Algorithm ... Epiglottitis • Vocal cord ... edema • Air: pneumothorax ... , COPD/asthma ... 12 / shallow breathing
Asthma vs COPD Presentation and Diagnosis
Asthma:
 • Epidemiology: Age usually < 45, History (personal or family)
Asthma vs COPD Presentation ... between attacks COPD ... Subxiphoid PMI • COPD ... #COPD #comparison ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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• Tachypnea: Respiratory ... 20/min, shallow breathing ... Tachypnea: • Asthma ... • COPD • Pneumonia ... • CHF • Pneumothorax
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
In COPD, decreases ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... edema) • COPD ... patients (ie., CHF or COPD ... failure (ie.. asthma
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
An Algorithm for ... Bronchoconstriction: Asthma ... , COPD, Anaphylaxis ... Stridor #Noisy #Breathing ... #pulmonary
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings Pneumothorax ... severity Acute Respiratory ... lung sliding COPD ... or Asthma: - ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
Normal The respiratory ... , drug-induced respiratory ... Causes include asthma ... bronchitis, and COPD ... #Pulmonary #Abnormalities
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
and Management Algorithm ... Limb ischemia Pulmonary ... Pneumothorax: - ... , Dyspnea, H/O COPD ... , asthma, CF, PCP
Beyond the classic trauma patient during your E-Fast Exam, who else does the Sono-Pros scan?
- Primary
Primary spontaneous pneumothorax ... not limited to COPD ... , acute severe asthma ... , idiopathic pulmonary ... #POCUS #pulmonary
Pneumothorax on Lung POCUS

A young male presents with acute onset right sided chest pain and shortness
Pneumothorax on ... Lung POCUS A ... line (nl lung, asthma ... , copd, ptx). ... clinical #Labeled #Pulmonary