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Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Rapid Response Management ... Blood: diffuse alveolar ... atelectasis • Lung ... MG, ALS) • ↓ chest ... compliance (e.g., flail chest
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
- Workup and Management ... Pneumothorax, Alveolar ... (JVP, edema), Lung ... STAT CXR, CTA Chest ... #treatment #criticalcare
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
(assumes Room Air ... Weakness, Loss of Chest ... Elasticity (flail chest ... , Interstitial Lung ... #Hypoxia #hypoxemia
Diagnosis and Management of Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage (DAH)
Blood escaping through the capillary wall into the alveoli,
, due to injury, ... • DAH triad: lung ... hemoptysis, anemia • Chest ... CT scan: diffuse ... #Pulmonary #Differential
Monod Sign on Chest CT
 • Air surrounding a fungal ball in a preexisting pulmonary cavity
Monod Sign on Chest ... CTAir surrounding ... a preexisting pulmonary ... .2016.12.033 #Monod #Sign ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary
Air Bronchogram Sign on Chest CT
 • Patent airways surrounded by opacified lung
 • DDx: pna,
Air Bronchogram ... Sign on Chest CT ... .2016.12.033 #Air ... #Bronchogram #Sign ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
ARDS: Clinical Cheat ... injury, leading ... congestion with hypoxemia ... be detected on CT ... #CriticalCare
Air Crescent Sign on Chest CT
 • Crescentic or circumferential rim of radiolucent airspace within a
Air Crescent Sign ... on Chest CT • ... .2016.12.033 #Air ... #Crescent #Sign ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
bronchial wall injury ... Loss of weight • Chest ... Nasal polyps and signs ... high-resolution chest ... CT) • Broncho-arterial
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
is a radiologic sign ... periphery of the lung ... confirmed with chest ... CT angiography. ... EmergencyMedicine #CriticalCare