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Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Epiglottitis • Vocal ... cord dysfunction ... pneumothorax, COPD ... /asthma • Pleural ... 12 / shallow breathing
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
- Differential Diagnosis ... AVMs • Focal ... pHTN, Advanced COPD ... Airway Disease: Asthma ... , COPD, Bronchiectasis
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
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
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... 20/min, shallow breathing ... Tachypnea: • Asthma ... • COPD • Pneumonia ... • Paradoxical vocal
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
- Differential Diagnosis ... insufficiency - Rapid ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... lung disease (COPD ... , OSA, Asthma, Obesity
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
replacement Cord ... Calcitonin (rapid ... : fever, rash, hypoxia ... renal failure, pulmonary ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
Recurrent Falls Core ... fibrillation with rapid ... cardiogenic) - Pulmonary ... ) - Spinal cord ... Recurrent #Falls #Diagnosis