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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 ... Airway Disease (Asthma ... • Interstitial lung ... #Causes #Pulmonary
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
symptoms, and spirometry ... corticosteroids; LABA = long-acting ... agonist; LAMA = long-acting ... Overlap #FirstLine #Differences ... #Algorithm #Treatment
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
including restrictive lung ... consider infarction, hypoxia ... Breathing In lung ... asthma, chronic ... Abnormalities #Abnormal
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acetazolamide Causes ... , pain, fever, hypoxia ... with associated hypoxia ... or restrictive lung ... disease (COPD, OSA, Asthma
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... an underlying cause ... , this list is long ... high - Chronic hypoxia ... about secondary causes