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Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Crackles / ↓ Air ... hemorrhage • Pus: pneumonia ... Water: pulmonary edema ... atelectasis • Lung ... #Hypoxia #differential
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hyperacute Hypoxemia ... and Management Differential ... ), Lung Exam, POCUS ... (B-lines, lung ... Troponin), ABG, STAT CXR
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Lung POCUS Young ... POCUS lung exam ... Differential Bilat ... Lung POCUS shows ... #ultrasound
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... - Dynamic air ... Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema ... #pulmonary #differential ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Air Bronchograms in Pneumonia on Lung Ultrasound

Pearl: When lung looks like liver, it's never a good
in Pneumonia on ... Lung Ultrasound ... CXR in video for ... #Lung #Ultrasound ... #clinical #pocus
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Respiratory Failure - Differential ... diseases, pulmonary edema ... direction leads to hypoxemia ... • Causes: Pneumonia ... #Differential #
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
(assumes Room Air ... Atelectasis, ARDS, Pneumonia ... Mismatch: Pulmonary Edema ... , Interstitial Lung ... #hypoxemia #differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... lat decubitus - air ... Abscess Differential
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
congestion with hypoxemia ... with pulmonary edema ... detected on CT or CXR ... the underlying cause ... oxygenation in pneumonia
Pneumonia on POCUS

Otherwise healthy 12mo-old w/ fever. Linear & phased array viewing the lung (subpleural &
Pneumonia on POCUS ... array viewing the lung ... no significant hypoxia ... imaging such as cxr ... #lung #ultrasound