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Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Improves with supplemental ... : Interstitial lung ... ventilation (V) in the lungs ... bypassing the lungs ... not improve with supplemental
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
ventilated • CXR, Lung ... oximetry • Start supplemental ... oxygen to maintain ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
absence of intrinsic lung ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... on radioactive lung ... Supportive care with supplemental ... oxygen if PaO2
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
Script HPS is a pulmonary ... liver disease 2) pulmonary ... presence in the lower lung ... therapies other than supplemental ... oxygen • Liver
Oxygen Delivery Systems and Approximate FiO2:
#Management #SupplementalO2 #Oxygen #Delivery #Devices #Interface #FiO2 #NonRebreather #HFNC #NasalCannula #Simple
Oxygen Delivery ... #Management #SupplementalO2 ... #Oxygen #Delivery
COPD Exacerbations - Management
 • Identify Triggers
 • Assess Severity
 • Risk for Poor Outcomes
 •
Address Hypoxemia (Supplemental ... oxygen, NIPPV) ... Management #treatment #pulmonary
Oxygen Delivery by Device

Nasal Cannula 
• Indicated for low-flow, low-percentage supplemental oxygen. 
• Flow rate of
Oxygen Delivery ... low-percentage supplemental ... oxygen ... higher percentage supplemental ... Delivery #FiO2 #Pulmonary
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Oxygen delivery ... #Management #SupplementalO2 ... #Oxygen #Delivery
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)
• At least 3 different P wave morphologies: 
• Rate 100-180
• Irregular 
Etiology
Secondary to chronic lung ... • Hypoxia • Pulmonary ... Management • Oxygen
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) 

HPS-differential diagnosis:
1. Pulmonary vasculature
2. Diseases of the lung parenchyma
3. Pleura and diaphragm

HPS-diagnosis:
1. Patients
Pulmonary vasculature ... Diseases of the lung ... Alveolar-arterial oxygen ... HPS #hepatology #pulmonary