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Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Ventilation ... • Interstitial lung ... Abnormalities • Chest ... #Hypoxia #Differential
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria ... week of a known clinical ... explained by pleural effusions ... lobar collapse, lung ... severity of the hypoxemia
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
presentations. ... to be in ADHF starts ... but congested on presentation ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management
Clinical Presentations Suggestive of Infectious Diarrhea Etiologies
 • Persistent or chronic diarrhea - Cryptosporidium spp, Giardia
Clinical Presentations ... Cryptosporidium spp ... Cystoisospora belli ... or B. cereus (long ... Diarrhea #diagnosis #differential
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This patient’s clinical ... presentation and ... Due to their short ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary