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Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary ... Bronchospasm, Pulmonary ... Troponin), ABG, STAT CXR ... PPI Oxygen Therapy ... diagnosis #Management #treatment
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
ventilated • CXR ... Start supplemental oxygen ... #Exacerbation #treatment ... #pulmonary
COPD Exacerbations - Management
 • Identify Triggers
 • Assess Severity
 • Risk for Poor Outcomes
 •
Outcomes • Initial Treatment ... (Supplemental oxygen ... Exacerbation #Management #treatment ... #pulmonary
Normal Hemodynamic Cardiac Parameters

Central Venous Pressure 

Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressure 

Cardiac Index 

Stroke Index 

Systemic Vascular
Venous Pressure Pulmonary ... Resistance Index Pulmonary ... Resistance Index Oxygen ... Delivery Oxygen ... Uptake Oxygen
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)
• At least 3 different P wave morphologies: 
• Rate 100-180
• Irregular 
Etiology
• Hypoxia • Pulmonary ... Management • Oxygen ... • Treatment of
Management of interstitial lung disease (ILD)-associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc)

Therapeutic indication: absolute decline in FVC >10%
Symptomatic treatment ... optimization of GERD treatment ... , oxygen, rehabilitation ... systemicsclerosis #SSc #pulmonary ... indications #management #treatment
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
, hemoptysis Treatment ... Abscess #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #Clinical #CXR
Oxygen Delivery by Device

Nasal Cannula 
• Indicated for low-flow, low-percentage supplemental oxygen. 
• Flow rate of
Oxygen Delivery ... • Delivers oxygen ... • Delivers oxygen ... percentage of oxygen ... Delivery #FiO2 #Pulmonary
Oxygen-Hemoglobin Dissociation Curve

Left Shift (↓ O2 unloading to tissue), Left = Lower:
 • ↓ H+ (↑
Oxygen-Hemoglobin ... MatthewHoMD #Oxygen ... pathophysiology #pulmonary
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
- insufficient oxygen ... Hypoxemia - low oxygen ... - atmospheric oxygen ... PAO2 - alveolar oxygen ... Hypoxemia #summary #pulmonary