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Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Diffusion: ILD, pHTN ... , Advanced COPD ... Pressure Vent, pHTN ... Disease: Asthma, COPD
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Epiglottitis • Vocal cord ... pneumonia • Water: pulmonary ... pneumothorax, COPD ... 12 / shallow breathing ... #Diagnosis #Management
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Disease and/or Hypoxemia ... : • COPD • Interstitial ... Sleep-Disordered Breathing ... PulmonaryHypertension #PHTN
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
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
COPD phenotypes:  Blue Bloaters vs. Pink Puffers
The two most stereotypical forms of COPD are pink
COPD phenotypes: ... stereotypical forms of COPD ... physiology and clinical ... overlap syndrome of COPD ... #Diagnosis #COPD
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
Pulmonary Hypertension Groups - WHO Classification
Group I - Vascular remodeling of pulmonary arteries
 • Idiopathic, HIV,
disease causing hypoxemia ... • COPD, ILD, ... issues at rest, but normal ... #Hypertension #PHTN ... Classification #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). ... by a cluster of cells ... #Clinical #MedStudent
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 ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... - BAR >1.0 is abnormal