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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 ... Malformation • Severe Pneumonia ... Neuromascular Weakness • Pleural ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... reflection) Pneumonia ... effusion - Reduced ... due to thickened pleura ... #differential #diagnosis
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Acute Hypoxemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Focal Alveolar: Pneumonia ... Hemorrhage • Impaired Diffusion ... #Diagnosis #causes
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
Mycobacterium avium complex ... Castleman's disease • Pleural ... effusion; empyema ... Mycobacterium avium complex ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Pericardial • Effusion ... EffusionsPleural ... Alveoli • Pneumonia ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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Main Lung Ultrasound ... superimposed bacterial pneumonia ... Large pleural effusion ... #POCUS #Lung #Ultrasound ... Comparison #Table #Diagnosis
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
hemorrhage • Pus: pneumonia ... • Water: pulmonary ... COPD/asthma • Pleural ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Algorithm #rapid #pulmonary
Etiologies of pulmonary infections according to CT-scan patterns. 
CMV cytomegalovirus, GM galactomannan, HSV herpes simplex virus,
Etiologies of pulmonary ... Aspergillosis PLEURAL ... EFFUSION - Bacterial ... #CT #Patterns #Pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Chest Wall/Pleura ... Effusion ... Parenchymal • Pneumonia ... • Herpes Simplex
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... Parenchyma: • Pneumonia ... malformation Pleura ... : • Pleural effusion ... #Differential #Diagnosis