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Pneumothorax Causes - Differential Diagnosis Schema
Spontaneous - Traumatic - Iatrogenic

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#Pneumothorax #Causes #Differential #Diagnosis
Pneumothorax Causes ... - Differential ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Classification ... #Pulmonary
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential ... Diagnosis • Hyperacute ... Embolism, Pneumothorax ... Emphysema, Positive Pressure ... #Diagnosis #causes
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Diagnosis by Classification ... exacerbation (any cause ... flow) - Massive pulmonary ... tamponade - Tension pneumothorax ... #Diagnosis #Classification
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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Tachypnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Pneumonia • CHF • Pneumothorax ... • Brainstem pathology ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Causes of Wide Pulse ... Pressure - Differential ... conditioned athletes Pathologic ... - Chronic pulmonary ... Diagnosis #causes
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Diagnosis by Mechanism ... Decr Blood Pressure ... hemorrhage) - Pulmonary ... #Causes #Sodium
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential ... Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... Well-conditioned athletes Pathologic ... disorders - Chronic pulmonary ... Infarction • Pulmonary
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... Ultrasound Findings Pneumothorax ... pleura in severe cases ... #differential # ... diagnosis #signs
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
Diagnosis Framework ... Hypotension Blood Pressure ... depletion • Pulmonary ... tamponade • Tension pneumothorax ... #diagnosis #causes
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
POTENTIAL CAUSES ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... foreign body; pneumothorax ... #Differential # ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis