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Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway ... Algorithm 1. ... likelihood and clinical ... surgical airway ... #airway #algorithm
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Ventilation/perfusion ... Mismatch • Airway ... Malformation • Severe Pneumonia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pericardial • Effusion ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway ... Abnormalities • Pleural Effusions ... Alveoli • Pneumonia
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... syndrome • Shunt Airway ... Parenchyma: • Pneumonia ... Pleura: • Pleural effusion ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Lung POCUS: Shred sign in patient with non-translobar consolidation. Phased array probe used.

Dr. Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM

#ShredSign
Phased array probe ... Consolidation #Pneumonia ... #Lung #POCUS #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound #Clinical
Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Parenchymal • Pneumonia ... Vascular • Pulmonary ... Embolism* Lower Airway ... AECOPD Upper Airway
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Clinical manifestations ... Rare: pleural effusions ... inflammatory debris-small airways ... , Pulmonary lymphoma ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
Hemoptysis Differential Diagnosis Framework
Cardiovascular: Pulmonary embolism, Heart failure, Vasculitis, Valvular disease, Arteriovenous malformation
Pulmonary - Airway: Bronchitis,
Cardiovascular: Pulmonary ... - Airway: Bronchitis ... - Parenchyma: Pneumonia ... Differential #Diagnosis #algorithm ... #pulmonary
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary ... Bronchospasm, Pulmonary ... Focal Alveolar: Pneumonia ... Hemorrhage • Impaired Diffusion ... pHTN, Shock • Airway
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Crackles: • Pneumonia ... Body • Pleural Effusion ... Ketoacidosis • Pulmonary ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm