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Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
average settings • Causes ... gas equation • Causes ... • Most common cause ... failure • There are gravity-dependent ... to hypoxemia • Causes
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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- Patchy, non-gravity ... Consolidations, Pleural effusion ... Large pleural effusion ... localized pleural effusion ... areas #COVID19 #POCUS
Spine sign: visualization of the vertebral bodies in the thoracic cavity above the diaphragm indicative of
in the thoracic cavity ... indicative of pleural effusion ... absence of pleural effusion ... #SpineSign #POCUS ... Clinical #Pleural #Effusion
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pericardial • Effusion ... Abnormalities • Pleural Effusions ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Step by step approach for diagnosis of pleural effusion by Lung Ultrasound

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-018-1062-x

#Diagnosis #POCUS #Lung #Pleural #Effusion
diagnosis of pleural effusion ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... Lung #Pleural #Effusion ... Instructions #Steps #Algorithm
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/perfusion ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Exudative Effusion:
 - Pulmonary
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Causes of Pleural ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Exudative Effusion ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... Effusion - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... 2LmUODZ #Pleural #Effusion ... #Hepatology #causes
Hyponatremia - Diagnostic Evaluation Algorithm

Step 1: Consider whether Posm may actually be normal or elevated
Step 2:
Diagnostic Evaluation Algorithm ... Urine Specific Gravity ... considered likely, the cause ... Workup #Evaluation #Algorithm
Shock - Pathophysiology 
Inadequate tissue perfusion to meet O2, nutrient requirements
1. Distributive Shock
2. Hypovolemic Shock
3. Cardiogenic
Inadequate tissue perfusion ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm ... #causes