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Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Failure - Differential ... DIFFUSION DISORDER • Difficulty ... edema (most common ... #Failure #hypoxia ... #Differential #
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
blood cells in the lung ... with exertion, difficulty ... failure or ARDS ... edema can be caused ... #edema #causes
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... congestion with hypoxemia ... edema must be present ... overload with heart failure ... the underlying cause
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
Differential Diagnosis ... edema, Aspiration ... Airway: Obstruction ... #acidbase #acidosis ... #diagnosis #causes
Selected causes of acute respiratory failure in adults. 
 - Airway disorders 
 - Pulmonary edema
- Airway disorders ... edema - Unclear ... - Parenchymal lung ... #Failure #Differential ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Edema - Differential ... Causes include: ... distress syndrome (ARDS ... HTN • Airway ... #edema #NCPE #differential
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
/Chronic renal failure ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... or restrictive lung ... hypoventilation) - Airway ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #AcidBase
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic cough • Hypoxia ... • Dyspnea • Hemoptysis ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... #differential #
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
consider infarction, hypoxia ... heart failure, ... because narrowed airways ... Breathing #Patterns #Pulmonary ... Abnormal #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam