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Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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Causes of Hypoxemia ... • Interstitial lung ... Malformation • Severe Pneumonia ... Abnormalities • Chest ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Acute Hypoxemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Focal Alveolar: Pneumonia ... : ILD, pHTN, Advanced ... #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... Alveoli • Pneumonia ... Interstitium • ILD
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Atelectasis, ARDS, Pneumonia ... , Interstitial Lung ... UnremarkableLab #AA ... #Hypoxia #hypoxemia ... #differential #diagnosis
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... factor • May cause ... , pleural effusion ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Pulmonary/Chest ... Asthma attack, ILD ... , Pneumonia, Aspiration
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... pleura in severe cases ... the severity Acute ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
ARDS: Clinical Cheat ... leading to increased pulmonary ... congestion with hypoxemia ... oxygenation in pneumonia ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
POCUS Pulmonary ... was admitted for pneumonia ... - What’s the diagnosis ... infected pleural effusion ... #Chest #Lung
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
be present on a chest ... explained by pleural effusions ... lobar collapse, lung ... severity of the hypoxemia ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis