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Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
- Differential Diagnosis ... pHTN, Advanced COPD ... Pressure Vent, pHTN, Shock ... Disease: Asthma, COPD ... #hypoxia #Differential
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
cellular and tissue hypoxia ... tachycardia, dyspnea, cold ... brain or spinal cord ... ring OBSTRUCTIVE (Cold ... #criticalcare #differential
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
cellular and tissue hypoxia ... brain or spinal cord ... CARDIOGENIC (Cold ... OBSTRUCTIVE (Cold ... HYPOVOLEMIC (Cold
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
/Chronic renal failure ... , pain, fever, hypoxia ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... with associated hypoxia ... lung disease (COPD
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute: Trauma, COPD ... Chronic: Asthma, COPD ... : Tumor, Vocal cord ... Chronic: Metabolic acidosis ... (eg, DM, renal failure
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Shock - Differential ... Anaphylaxis - Spinal cord ... - Severe heart failure ... flow) - Massive pulmonary ... #Differential #
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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Dyspnea - Differential ... Myocardium: - Heart failure ... - Asthma - COPD ... Additional: - Acidosis ... #dyspnea #sob #differential
Shock Classification and Differential Diagnosis
SHOCK
 • MAP <65, SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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and Differential ... Insufficiency, Liver Failure ... Medications, Spinal Cord ... , CVP > 12 • Pulmonary ... Classification #Differential
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Insufficiency, Liver Failure ... Medications, Spinal Cord ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... #Differential #
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
state of tissue hypoxia ... -> multiorgan failure ... Renal: metabolic acidosis ... Ext: warm vs. cold ... #criticalcare #differential