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Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia ... - Overview Hypoxia ... - Cells cannot ... #pulmonary #differential ... diagnosis #causes #pathophysiology
“H’s & T’s“ - The reversible causes of Cardiac Arrest 
Hypovolemia, Hypoxia/Hypoxemia, Hydrogen Ion Excess (Acidosis),
Hypovolemia, Hypoxia ... /Hypoxemia, Hydrogen ... Ion Excess (Acidosis ... #HsTs #acls #differential ... diagnosis #arrest #management
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hyperacute Hypoxemia ... Differential Diagnosis ... ), Lung Exam, POCUS ... #Hyperacute #Hypoxemia ... #Hypoxia #Workup
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia ... Rapid Response Management ... edema • Air: ... Sophia_Hayes_MD #Hypoxemia ... #Hypoxia #differential
Medications for High-Altitude Sickness 
Acetazolarnide 
 • Carbonic Anydrase Inhibitor Bicarb diuresis & metabolic Acidosis ->
diuresis & metabolic Acidosis ... Decrease vasogenic edema ... • Improves hypoxemia ... • Decreases pulmonary ... • Improves hypoxemia
Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve 

Left Shift - decreased unloading of O2 at tissue level (i.e.  increased
stored red blood cells ... - incr H+ (acidosis ... • arterial hypoxemia ... Dissociation #Curve #Pathophysiology ... #Right #Shift #Differential
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Differential Diagnosis ... some red blood cells ... Edema: • Pathophysiology ... dyspnea, tachypnea, hypoxemia ... #differential #diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
Differential Diagnosis ... Hypoxemia or tissue ... hypoxia: High altitude ... , Pneumonia, pulmonary ... edema, Aspiration
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
usually: - hypoxemia ... patient with shock/hypoxemia ... hypoperfusion/ hypoxemia ... edema - Mesenteric ... Oxygen Content: - Hypoxemia
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
state of tissue hypoxia ... Renal: metabolic acidosis ... of thigh/flank edema ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #differential