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Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
- insufficient oxygen ... Hypoxemia - low oxygen ... - atmospheric oxygen ... summary #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Hypoxemia vs Hypoxia
Hypoxemia - Partial pressure of arterial oxygen (PaO2) is below normal
Hypoxia - Insufficient oxygen
pressure of arterial oxygen ... - Insufficient oxygen ... hypoxia #hypoxemia #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison
Lactic Acidosis - Classification and Differential Diagnosis
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Inadequate Oxygen Delivery
 • Anaerobic muscular
Classification and Differential ... Diagnosis Type ... Reduced tissue oxygen ... Classification #Differential ... #Diagnosis #TypeA
MOVE STUPID - Mnemonic for Altered Mental Status (Delirium)
 - Metabolic (hypercalcemia, hyponatremia)
 - Oxygen (hypoxia)
hyponatremia) - Oxygen ... encephalopathy #differential ... #diagnosis #confusion
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) 

HPS-differential diagnosis:
1. Pulmonary vasculature
2. Diseases of the lung parenchyma
3. Pleura and diaphragm

HPS-diagnosis:
1. Patients
(HPS) HPS-differential ... diagnosis: 1. ... diaphragm HPS-diagnosis ... Alveolar-arterial oxygen ... hepatology #pulmonary #diagnosis
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Respiratory Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN ... Failure #hypoxia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic for Causes of Altered Mental Status
A - Alcohol, Acidosis, Ammonia, Arrhythmia
E -
O - Overdose, Oxygen ... encephalopathy #diagnosis ... #differential #
Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Vertigo:
 • Peripheral: Labyrinthitis, BPPV, Meniere's disease, Alternobaric
 • Central: CVA/TIA -
Dizziness - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... • Not Enough Oxygen ... jmcchiefs #Dizziness #Differential ... #Diagnosis #dizzy
Causes of Falsely Low Oxygen Saturation - Discordant SpO2 & PaO2 
 • Motion
 • Low
of Falsely Low Oxygen ... #Falsely #Low #Oxygen ... Discordant #SpO2 #PaO2 #diagnosis ... #differential
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Differential Diagnosis ... Babesia, Malaria • Oxygen ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes