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Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Mismatch • Airway Disease ... • Parenchymal Disease ... Limitation • Interstitial ... lung disease
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Lung Disease - ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Connective Tissue Disease ... disease (nonneoplastic ... #Lung #Diseases
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Connective Tissue Disease ... Disease and/or ... Hypoxemia: • COPD ... • Interstitial ... Lung Disease
Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Restrictive Lung Disease:
 • Chest wall or neuromuscular disorders
 • Interstitial
Disease: • Chest ... disorders • Interstitial ... lung disease ... Mixed Lung Disease ... Disease: • Emphysematous
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Rapid Response Management ... Algorithm Stridor ... asthma • Pleural disease ... atelectasis • Lung ... #pulmonary
Diagnostic algorithm for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, in part adapted from the ATS/ERS consensus statement. HRCT =
Diagnostic algorithm ... tomography; ILD = interstitial ... lung disease; IPF ... fibrosis; UIP = usual interstitial ... #IPF #UIP #Algorithm
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Disease, Interstitial ... Disease and more ... Fibrosis, Interstitial ... Lung Disease ... #Hypoxia #hypoxemia
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
due to lung disease ... and/or hypoxia ... disease Interstitial ... lung disease Other ... pulmonary disease
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Pulmonary Function ... Interpretation Algorithm ... Disorders • Interstitial ... Lung Disease ... Interpretation #Algorithm
Granulomatous Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
OP: organising pneumonia; EGPA: eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis; NSG: necrotising
Disease - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... granulomatous-lymphocytic interstitial ... lung disease; HP ... #Disease #pulmonary