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Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Vascular (PE ... • Interstitial lung ... Neuromascular Weakness • Pleural ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
pleural effusion ... goals of assessing lung ... #Malignant #Pleural ... #Effusions #MPE ... #Algorithm #Management
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
- Workup and Management ... (JVP, edema), Lung ... Exam, POCUS (B-lines ... , lung sliding) ... stacked nebs • PE
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Rapid Response Management ... Algorithm Stridor ... COPD/asthma • Pleural ... atelectasis • Lung ... e.g., GBS, MG, ALS
Fibrinous septations in Malignant Pleural Effusion (MPE) - Lung POCUS
 • can be triggered by thoracenteses
Pleural Effusion ... (MPE) - Lung POCUS ... #Pleural #Effusion ... #MPE #Lung #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #pulmonary
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
pleural effusion ... ATS/STS/STR Clinical ... #Algorithm #Effusion ... #Malignant #Management ... #Pleural #Pulmonary
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
-> focus on improving ... perfusion - ... drugs, seizures, malignancy ... patient’s complete medical ... output - Acute pulmonary
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
stairs, brisk 4 mph ... Medical history ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... unless prior heart/lung ... and surgical management
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Xerotrachea • NSIP: Pleural ... thickening or effusion ... , INC risk PE, Pulmonary ... and Arthritis Malignancy ... MALT Lymphoma • Lung