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Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Causes of Hypoxemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Neuromascular Weakness • Pleural ... Abnormalities • Chest ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
drain - What’s the diagnosis ... of an infected pleural ... effusion where ... “escapes” the pleura ... effusion (decompression
Hypoxemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm by A-a Gradient

Normal A-a Gradient:
 • ↓ Atmospheric pressure
 • Hypoventilation: CNS
Hypoxemia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... neuromuscular disease ... , ↓ chest wall compliance ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
Empyema Necessitans ... POCUS - What’s the diagnosis ... This is Empyema ... effusion where ... Because Empyema
Pleural effusion is seen in:
1. Pulmonary edema
2. Lymphangitic spread of carcinoma - often unilateral
3. Tuberculosis
4. Lymphangiomyomatosis
Pleural effusion ... Asbestosis #Diagnosis ... Radiology #Pulmonary #Pleural ... #Effusion #PleuralEffusion ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
Pleural effusion ... Parapneumonic effusion ... ; empyema, M.tuberculosis ... #differential #diagnosis ... #chestCT #radiology
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Features of Pulmonary Diseases ... Atelectasis - Emphysema ... Pneumothorax - Effusion ... Lung #CXR #XRay #ChestCT ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hemorrhage • Impaired Diffusion ... Pulmonary Embolism, Emphysema ... Shock • Airway Disease ... #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... Atelectasis • Emphysema ... malformation Pleura ... : • Pleural effusion ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
COPD/asthma • Pleural ... disease • Severe ... MG, ALS) • ↓ chest ... compliance (e.g., flail chest ... #Diagnosis #Management