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Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
- Rapid Response ... pneumonia • Water: pulmonary ... edema • Air: ... #Hypoxia #differential ... #pulmonary
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Edema - Differential ... capillary permeability ... respiratory distress syndrome ... pulmonary edema ... #edema #NCPE #differential
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Respiratory Failure - Differential ... edema (most common ... direction leads to hypoxemia ... hepatopulmonary syndrome ... #Differential #
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Hypoventilation Syndrome ... Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... Edema, Atelectasis ... #Hypoxia #hypoxemia ... #differential #
Causes of Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis
Increased Hydrostatic Pressure
 • Volume Expansion: Kidney failure, Pregnancy, Medication
of Peripheral Edema ... - Differential ... Heart failure, Pulmonary ... Cirrhosis, Nephrotic syndrome ... Increased Capillary
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Wounds/ulcers, Edema ... - Prolonged capillary ... arthritis - Rapid ... #Leg #pain #differential
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... insufficiency - Rapid ... , pain, fever, hypoxia ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... with associated hypoxia
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... output - Acute pulmonary ... edema - Mesenteric ... - Compartment syndrome ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
Differential Diagnosis ... Hypoxemia or tissue ... , Pneumonia, pulmonary ... edema, Aspiration ... respiratory distress syndrome
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
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doubling of Cr), pulmonary ... edema, cerebral ... patients • HELLP: Syndrome ... under control or rapid ... obstetrics #cardiology #differential