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Capnography
Measurement of exhaled carbon dioxide can be used to confirm ETT placement, for safer procedural sedation,
PvCO2 - Mixed ... on an ABG) The ... Downsloping phase III: copd ... airway obstruction, copd ... intubation, single lung
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Metabolic: pH pCO2 ... or restrictive lung ... disease (COPD, ... #AcidBase #disorders
Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Restrictive Lung Disease:
 • Chest wall or neuromuscular disorders
 • Interstitial
Interpretation Algorithm ... neuromuscular disorders ... Emphysematous COPD ... Non-emphysematous COPD ... Interpretation #Algorithm
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Approach to Acid Base Disorders ... and ~5 mmHg to pCO2 ... chronic) of the disorder ... depression, Obstructive Lung ... #Acid #Base #Disorders
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Valvular Lung ... Hypoxemia: • COPD ... • Interstitial Lung ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Interpretation Algorithm ... Neuromuscular Disorders ... • Interstitial Lung ... Non-Emphysematous COPD ... Emphysematous COPD
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... Exacerbation of COPD ... ventilated • CXR, Lung ... /ABG Matthew ... #AECOPD #Algorithm
Lung Ultrasound in COVID 19 symptoms and a history of COPD

FAMUS @FAMUSultrasound

#Lung #Ultrasound #COVID19 #POCUS #COPD
Lung Ultrasound ... and a history of COPD ... FAMUSultrasound #Lung ... Ultrasound #COVID19 #POCUS ... #COPD #Algorithm
Somatoform Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Patient presents with complex medical problem or symptoms that
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Focus is the ... - Focus is appearance ... Multiple symptoms; long ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Secondary IgA Nephropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • GI disorders: Celiac disease, Crohn's disease,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • GI disorders ... Lymphomas, RCC, Lung ... Psoriasis • Pulm disorders ... : COPD, cystic fibrosis