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Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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Causes of Hypoxemia ... • Atelectasis Central ... Hypoventilation Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... congestion with hypoxemia ... such as trauma ... the underlying cause ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Factors that May Affect Fetal Oxygenation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Excessive Uterine Activity:
 • Hyperstimulation
 • Placental
• Seizure • Trauma ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... #Oxygenation #Hypoxia ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Obstetrics #OBGyn
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Algorithm Central ... Brain • Hypoxic-Ischemic ... Other Congenital Syndromes ... Atrophy • Trauma ... #Algorithm #Causes
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
Central nervous ... encephalitis, Tumor, Trauma ... Pneumoconiosis, Bronchitis, Adult ... respiratory distress syndrome ... #causes
Causes of Intrauterine Growth Restriction / Small for Gestational Age - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Fetal Factors:
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• Turner syndrome ... Drugs - Maternal Hypoxemia ... • Pulmonary ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Obstetrics #OBGyn
Causes of Status Epilepticus in Adults
METABOLIC DISTURBANCES
Hepatic encephalopathy
Hypocalcemia
Hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia
Hyponatremia
Uremia
INFECTIOUS PROCESSES
Central nervous system abscess
Encephalitis
Meningitis
WITHDRAWAL SYNDROMES
Alcohol
Antiepileptic drugs
Baclofen
Barbiturates
Benzodiazepines
CENTRAL
Epilepticus in Adults ... Meningitis WITHDRAWAL SYNDROMES ... hydrocephalus Anoxic or hypoxic ... Eclampsia Head trauma ... #Differential #diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
fatigue, altered mental ... with presence of pulmonary ... acute coronary syndrome ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management