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Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Response Management Algorithm ... Blood: diffuse alveolar ... atelectasis • Lung ... #Hypoxia #differential ... #rapid #pulmonary
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Respiratory Failure - Differential ... 760 mm Hg at sea level ... respiratory drive due to neurologic ... direction leads to hypoxemia ... #Differential #
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Room Air + Sea Level ... , Interstitial Lung ... #AA #Gradient #alveolar ... #Hypoxia #hypoxemia ... #differential #
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Anxiety, pain, fever ... , hypoxia) - “ ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... with associated hypoxia ... or restrictive lung
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... blood cells in the lung ... interstitium and alveoli ... dyspnea, tachypnea, hypoxemia ... edema #causes #differential
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... , this list is long ... high - Chronic hypoxia ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm