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Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
and Management Differential ... ), Lung Exam, POCUS ... (B-lines, lung ... STAT CXR, CTA Chest ... diagnosis #Management #treatment
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
sliding-must be pulm edema ... Differential Bilat ... B lines/lung sliding ... : Pulmonary edema ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
pneumonia • Water: pulmonary ... edema • Air: ... atelectasis • Lung ... MG, ALS) • ↓ chest ... #Hypoxia #differential
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... Ultrasound Findings ... Edema: - Widespread ... #differential # ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Edema, Atelectasis ... , Obstructive Lung ... , Interstitial Lung ... #Hypoxia #hypoxemia ... #differential #
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic cough • Hypoxia ... Loss of weight • Chest ... in the adjacent lung ... mycobacteria Treatment ... #differential #
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Differential Diagnosis ... blood cells in the lung ... infiltrates on chest ... dyspnea, tachypnea, hypoxemia ... scattered crackles, chest
COVID-19 Findings on Lung POCUS
Look for irregular, discontinuous pleural lines with concomitant subpleural consolidation, comet-tail artifact
discontinuous pleural lines ... and localized edema ... the posterior chest ... #POCUS #pulmonary ... #clinical #ultrasound
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
1 — Treat the lungs ... edema - Large ... on ultrasound), ... edema in hypotensive ... Revascularization, treatment
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... abscessus • Line ... enzymes, diarrhea, abdominal ... • Dyspnea, • Chest ... NTM #Infections #differential