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Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Causes of Hypoxemia ... • Ventricular Septal ... ** • Atrial Septal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Pulmonary
Causes of Cyanosis in the Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Peripheral Only:
 • Poor Perfusion
 • Acrocyanosis
Hemoglobinopathy:
Causes of Cyanosis ... • Ventricular Septal ... Atrioventricular Septal ... Total Anomalous Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
lung diseases, pulmonary ... asthma, COPD, pulmonary ... shunting (eg, pulmonary ... or ventricular septal ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
Ventricular septal ... boot shaped heart caused ... along with concave Pulmonary
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Vasodilation) - Septic ... exacerbation (any cause ... flow) - Massive pulmonary
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
 •
Tuberculosis • Septic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Pulmonary
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Hypertension Presence of pulmonary ... other obvious causes ... RVSP) - Estimates pulmonary ... of ventricular septum ... - Mechanism: causes
Diagnosis and Management of Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage (DAH)
Blood escaping through the capillary wall into the alveoli,
venules, or alveolar septal ... Diagnosis #Management #Pulmonary ... #Differential #Causes
Causes of Myoclonus - Differential Diagnosis
LOCALIZATION:
 • Cortical: Focal/multifocal: Distal UL+ Face, Action/sensitive induced
 • Sub-Cortical:
Causes of Myoclonus ... encephalopathy (hepatic, septic ... , pulmonary), acid-base ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
catheter • Recent dental ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Glomerulonephritis Septic ... Emboli Cause Injury ... Treat underlying cause