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Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Epiglottitis • Vocal cord ... pneumonia • Water: pulmonary ... pneumothorax, COPD ... 12 / shallow breathing ... #Hypoxia #differential
Asthma vs COPD Presentation and Diagnosis
Asthma:
 • Epidemiology: Age usually < 45, History (personal or family)
Asthma vs COPD Presentation ... between attacks COPD ... Hyperresonance, Hypoxemia ... Subxiphoid PMI • COPD ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Asthma #COPD
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
tissues, also called ... blood loss) or abnormal ... hemoglobin (e.g ... - Cells cannot ... #pulmonary #differential
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Hypertension - Differential ... Disease and/or Hypoxemia ... : • COPD • Interstitial ... Sleep-Disordered Breathing
Hoover's Sign

Hoover’s sign refers to inward movement of the lower rib cage during inspiration- instead of
associated with COPD ... COPD, and more specifically ... Hoovers #Sign #Pulmonary ... #COPD #PhysicalExam ... #Video #Clinical
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
—20 per min in normal ... consider infarction, hypoxia ... bronchitis, and COPD ... #Pulmonary #Abnormalities ... #Abnormal #Diagnosis
Multifocal (or multiform) atrial tachycardia (MAT) is an abnormal heart rhythm, specifically a type of supraventricular
tachycardia (MAT) is an abnormal ... chronic obstructive pulmonary ... disease (COPD). ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #EKG #MAT #MultifocalAtrialTachycardia
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
of the Spinal cord ... Spinal cord ... - Infection (e.g ... deficiency - Syrinx ... syndromes #lesions #differential
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Respiratory Failure - Differential ... direction leads to hypoxemia ... Pneumonia, asthma, COPD ... Respiratory #Failure #hypoxia ... #Differential #
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic cough • Hypoxia ... obstruction • COPD ... Physical stigmata of cor ... - BAR >1.0 is abnormal ... #differential #