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Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 ā€¢ Low PATM Can decrease first part
Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... DISORDER ā€¢ Difficulty ... ā€¢ Causes: Pneumonia ... Diagnosis #pulmonary
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 ā€¢ Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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Diagnosis Framework ... Asthma ā€¢ COPD ā€¢ Pneumonia ... Pneumothorax ā€¢ Upper airway ... ā€¢ Pericardial effusion ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... severity Acute Respiratory ... #differential # ... diagnosis #signs
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Diagnosis: Causes ... , pain, fever, hypoxia ... Classicallyā€¯ noted with pulmonary ... with associated hypoxia ... hypoventilation) - Airway
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
Differential Diagnosis ... Hypoxemia or tissue ... hypoxia: High altitude ... , Pneumonia, pulmonary ... Airway: Obstruction