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This is ATRIAL FIBRILLATION. Fibrillating right atria and rapid ventricular response.
Pulmonary vein isolation was performed and
Pulmonary vein isolation ... #Video #Heart #OpenHeart ... #CTS #ThoracicSurgery
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup ... and Management Differential ... Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary ... Bronchospasm, Pulmonary ... ABG, STAT CXR, CTA
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Diagnosis and Workup ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... rupture Initial workup ... score for PE • CTA ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #workup
Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
of Orthopnea - Differential ... Noncardiogenic pulmonary ... - Cardiogenic pulmonary ... manipulation - CNS ... #Orthopnea #Differential
Hypoxemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm by A-a Gradient

Normal A-a Gradient:
 • ↓ Atmospheric pressure
 • Hypoventilation: CNS
Hypoxemia Differential ... Hypoventilation: CNS ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #pulmonary
Normal Hilar Anatomy on Chest X-Ray
The hilum is 95% vessels and while it is not important
Normal Hilar Anatomy ... the bronchus, its ... branches and the pulmonary ... intermedius LPA - left Pulmonary ... drdevrad #Hilar #Anatomy
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Hypoventilation: CNS ... Left Shunt - Anatomic ... Intracardiac, Pulmonary ... V/Q Mismatch: Pulmonary ... Hypoxia #hypoxemia #differential
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Hyponatremia - Differential ... the lung) - CNS ... hemorrhage) - Pulmonary ... #Hyponatremia #Differential
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Evaluation and Differential ... Respiratory Acidosis: CNS ... Respiratory Alkalosis: CNS ... Disorders #Evaluation #workup ... #Differential #
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
AECOPD) Obtain workup ... Echo, LE doppler, CTA ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary