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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 ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Ventilation ... • Interstitial lung ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Diagnostic algorithm for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, in part adapted from the ATS/ERS consensus statement. HRCT =
Diagnostic algorithm ... computerised tomography; ILD ... = interstitial lung ... #Diagnosis #Idiopathic ... #Pulmonary #Fibrosis
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Response Management Algorithm ... atelectasis • Lung ... fibrosis RR ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #pulmonary
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
consolidation - Pleural effusion ... patients with pulmonary ... fibrosis Elena ... #ultrasound #POCUS ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Embolism, Obstructive Lung ... Fibrosis, Interstitial ... Lung Disease ... #Hypoxia #hypoxemia ... #differential #diagnosis
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
, pulmonary congestion ... fibrosis. ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #HRCT #POCUS #Lung ... Correlation #Table #ILD
Erythrocytosis - Polycythemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Elevated Hemoglobin:
 • Males: Hb > 16.5 g/dL/HCT ≥ 49%
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Polycythemia Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Elevated ... : Cardiac/pulmonary ... , HCC, uterine fibroids ... #Algorithm #hematology
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Idiopathic ... Interstitial Pneumonia - fibrosis ... #Diseases #ILD ... #Algorithm
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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and progressive fibrosis ... : ILD (interstitial ... lung disease), ... Scleroderma #SSc #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #signs
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
explained by pleural effusions ... lobar collapse, lung ... severity of the hypoxemia ... the ARDS: - Mild ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis