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Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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Causes of Hypoxemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Interstitial lung ... Malformation • Severe Pneumonia ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
- Differential Diagnosis ... : Interstitial lung ... • Causes: Pneumonia ... bypassing the lungs ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Focal Alveolar: Pneumonia ... Hemorrhage • Impaired Diffusion ... Embolism, Emphysema, Positive ... #Diagnosis #causes
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... Possible bilateral effusion ... #differential #diagnosis ... #ultrasound #findings
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Atelectasis, ARDS, Pneumonia ... Embolism, Obstructive Lung ... , Interstitial Lung ... #Hypoxia #hypoxemia ... #differential #diagnosis
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
absence of intrinsic lung ... • Hypoxemia - ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... on radioactive lung ... or pulmonary angiography
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
leading to increased pulmonary ... congestion with hypoxemia ... oxygenation in pneumonia ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Lung POCUS: Small right anechoic parapneumonic effusion. Note B-lines. Curvilinear probe used. More commonly seen in
Lung POCUS: Small ... seen in bacterial pneumonia ... incidence on prelim reports ... #Lung #POCUS #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound #Clinical
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
explained by pleural effusions ... lobar collapse, lung ... severity of the hypoxemia ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
was admitted for pneumonia ... POCUS - What’s the diagnosis ... infected pleural effusion ... With expiration, positive ... respiratory #Chest #Lung