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Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Differential Diagnosis ... Troponin), ABG, STAT CXR ... Therapeutics: Airway ... #diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #criticalcare
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic cough • Hypoxia ... Physical stigmata of cor ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
leading to increased pulmonary ... congestion with hypoxemia ... detected on CT or CXR ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Diagnosis: Causes ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... hypoventilation) - Airway ... bloodgas #Acid #Base
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Clindamycin in case ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential # ... causes #management
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
Differential Diagnosis ... Respiratory Acid-Base ... Hypoxemia or tissue ... Airway: Obstruction ... #diagnosis #causes
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
This can cause life-threatening ... #Emergencies #diagnosis ... #differential # ... management #pulmonary ... #criticalcare #
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
be determined based ... with presence of pulmonary ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management