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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 ... Hypoventilation Syndrome ... Abnormalities #Hypoxemia ... #Hypoxia #Differential
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Hypoventilation Syndrome ... Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... arterial #pulmonary #Hypoxia ... #hypoxemia #differential
Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 • TB meningitis
 • TB
pneumonia with hypoxemia ... reconstitution inflammatory syndrome ... • Ramsay Hunt syndrome
Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome on Physical Exam
The case of a patient with a diagnosis of cirrhosis and platypnea-orthodeoxia
Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome ... platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome ... positional dyspnea and hypoxemia ... #Orthodeoxia #Syndrome
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
obesity-hypoventilation syndrome ... direction leads to hypoxemia ... hepatopulmonary syndrome ... Respiratory #Failure #hypoxia
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
usually: - hypoxemia ... patient with shock/hypoxemia ... hypoperfusion/ hypoxemia ... - Compartment syndrome ... Oxygen Content: - Hypoxemia
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
Hypoxemia or tissue ... hypoxia: High altitude ... respiratory distress syndrome
Hypoxemia vs Hypoxia
Hypoxemia - Partial pressure of arterial oxygen (PaO2) is below normal
Hypoxia - Insufficient oxygen
Hypoxemia vs Hypoxia ... Hypoxemia - Partial ... tissue level Hypoxemia ... without hypoxemia ... #hypoxemia #differential
Lactic Acidosis - Classification and Differential Diagnosis
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Inadequate Oxygen Delivery
 • Anaerobic muscular
oxygen delivery: Hypoxemia ... failure, Short bowel syndrome
An Algorithm for the Differential Diagnosis of Hypoxemia & Hypoxia

#Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #Algorithm #Differential #Diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis of Hypoxemia ... & Hypoxia #Hypoxemia ... #Hypoxia #Algorithm