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Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Epiglottitis • Vocal cord ... pneumothorax, COPD ... 12 / shallow breathing ... #Hypoxia #differential ... #Diagnosis #Management
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
- Differential Diagnosis ... pHTN, Advanced COPD ... Disease: Asthma, COPD ... #hypoxia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Disease (Asthma, COPD ... Hypoventilation Syndrome ... #Hypoxia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disease and/or Hypoxemia ... : • COPD • Interstitial ... Sleep-Disordered Breathing
Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Framework - Not all that wheezes is asthma
Vibrations of turbulent flow against
Paradoxical vocal cord ... motion, Vocal cord ... bronchi: - Asthma/COPD ... plug, Carcinoid syndrome ... #pulmonary #wheeze
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
- Spinal Cord Syndromes ... Spinal cord ... deficiency - Syrinx ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
cellular and tissue hypoxia ... brain or spinal cord ... ring OBSTRUCTIVE (Cold ... Classification #types #diagnosis ... #criticalcare #differential
Factors that May Affect Fetal Oxygenation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Excessive Uterine Activity:
 • Hyperstimulation
 • Placental
Post-dates pregnancy Cord ... Oligohydramnios • Cord ... prolapse • Cord ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... #Oxygenation #Hypoxia
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
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 ... of COPD plus obesity-hypoventilation ... #Diagnosis #COPD