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Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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deep breathing Pulmonary ... Causes of Tachypnea ... Tachypnea: • Pulmonary ... Psychiatric: Anxiety, fright ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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Causes of Hypoxemia ... Intracardiac Right ... Right to Left Shunt ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Pulmonary
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
: High altitude ... lung diseases, pulmonary ... asthma, COPD, pulmonary ... shunting (eg, pulmonary ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
mnemonic for the causes ... granulomatosis (right ... vascular - pulmonary ... infection - pulmonary ... - CPAM - pulmonary
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Uncommon Causes ... Diagnosis Framework High ... • High-altitude ... crackles in the right ... #edema #causes
Cystic Lung Disease
Upper Lobe Predominant: 
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Pneumocystis Jiroveci, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Paracoccidioidomycosis,
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, Light ... (LCDD), Cystic Pulmonary ... Bronchiolitis, Pulmonary ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #pulmonary
Echocardiographic Findings of Acute Right Ventricular Strain
 - Increased RV:LV Size Ratio
 - Abnormal Septal Motion
Findings of Acute Right ... Regurgitation - Elevated Pulmonary ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #diagnosis #Right ... Ventricular #cardiology #POCUS
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... pleura in severe cases ... Extremities - Right ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... stigmata of cor pulmonale ... • Pulmonary artery ... Acid fast) • Pulmonary
Causes of Cyanosis in the Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Peripheral Only:
 • Poor Perfusion
 • Acrocyanosis
Hemoglobinopathy:
Causes of Cyanosis ... Sulfhemoglobin Left-to-Right ... Total Anomalous Pulmonary ... Venous Return Right-to-Left ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes