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Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Epiglottitis • Vocal cord ... pneumothorax, COPD ... 12 / shallow breathing ... Neuromuscular disorders ... #Diagnosis #Management
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation ... Neuromuscular Disorders ... Non-Emphysematous COPD ... Emphysematous COPD ... #Algorithm #diagnosis
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Algorithm Pulmonary ... Disease and/or Hypoxemia ... : • COPD • Interstitial ... Breathing Miscellaneous
Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Restrictive Lung Disease:
 • Chest wall or neuromuscular disorders
 • Interstitial
neuromuscular disorders ... Emphysematous COPD ... Non-emphysematous COPD ... #Algorithm #diagnosis ... #asthma #COPD
COPD Physical Exam Likelihood Ratios
Barrel Chest - LR 1.5
Pursed Lip Breathing - LR 2.7
Reduced breath sounds
COPD Physical Exam ... 1.5 Pursed Lip Breathing ... SatyaPatelMD #COPD ... LikelihoodRatios #LRs #diagnosis ... #pulmonary
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 ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Asthma #COPD ... #pulmonary
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... lung disease (COPD ... #Diagnosis #Summary
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
- Differential Diagnosis ... OSA DIFFUSION DISORDER ... Pneumonia, asthma, COPD ... #Failure #hypoxia ... #Differential #Diagnosis
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
Algorithm for the Diagnosis ... Connective tissue disorder ... Bronchoconstriction: Asthma, COPD ... Stridor #Noisy #Breathing ... #algorithm #pulmonary
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Respiratory Acidosis ... obstruction • COPD ... alkalosis drive • Hypoxemia ... workup #algorithm #diagnosis ... #bloodgas #interpretation