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Hypoxemia and Dyspnea - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask for vitals en route
2) Stabilize: Nasal canula 
3)
Hypoxemia and Dyspnea ... Diagnose using hypoxemia ... the underlying cause ... #criticalcare # ... pulmonary #Hypoxia
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Acute Hypoxemia ... - Physiologic: ARDS ... Sophia_Hayes_MD #Hypoxemia ... #hypoxia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia ... Rapid Response Management ... edema • Air: ... Sophia_Hayes_MD #Hypoxemia ... #Hypoxia #differential
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hyperacute Hypoxemia ... • Aspiration/PNA ... #Hyperacute #Hypoxemia ... #Hypoxia #Workup ... #treatment #criticalcare
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
leading to increased pulmonary ... congestion with hypoxemia ... consistent with pulmonary ... edema must be present ... #CriticalCare
A Non-Invasive approach to Respiratory Failure
 • COPD and Ventilatory Failure → NiPPV with Bi-level Settings
Settings • CHF / Pulmonary ... Edema → NiPPV CPAP ... • Pneumonia or ARDS ... Respiratory #Failure #management ... #hypoxia #NIV
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Hypoventilation: CNS ... : Atelectasis, ARDS ... Edema, Atelectasis ... , Pulmonary Embolism ... #Hypoxia #hypoxemia
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
respiratory failure or ARDS ... • Symptoms: Hypoxemic ... dyspnea, tachypnea, hypoxemia ... edema can be caused ... #edema #causes
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
consistent with pulmonary ... edema must be present ... lung collapse, or pulmonary ... severity of the hypoxemia ... Criteria #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... edema) • Fever ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... diagnosis #comparison #table