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Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Causes of Hypoxemia ... Hypoventilation Syndrome ... Abnormalities #Hypoxemia ... #Hypoxia #Differential
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Hypoxemic Respiratory ... obesity-hypoventilation syndrome ... common cause of hypoxemic ... direction leads to hypoxemia ... hepatopulmonary syndrome
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
Causes of Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Drugs & Toxins (Statins, alcohol, cocaine)
 • Direct Muscle
exercise) • Muscle Hypoxia ... malignant neuroleptic syndrome
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Pulmonary Embolism • Hypoxia ... • Sick Sinus Syndrome ... • Tachy-Brady Syndrome
Causes of Growth Discrepancy: Large for Gestational Age - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Factors:
 • Multiparity
 •
Sotos syndrome, ... Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome ... , Weaver's syndrome ... palsy secondary to hypoxia
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
vasoconstriction syndrome ... Hypocalcemia, Cerebral Hypoxia
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... congestion with hypoxemia ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome