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Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Causes of Hypoxemia ... • Interstitial lung ... Abnormalities #Hypoxemia ... #Hypoxia #Differential ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia ... e.g., hematoma, tumor ... atelectasis • Lung ... Sophia_Hayes_MD #Hypoxemia ... #Hypoxia #differential
“H’s & T’s“ - The reversible causes of Cardiac Arrest 
Hypovolemia, Hypoxia/Hypoxemia, Hydrogen Ion Excess (Acidosis),
The reversible causes ... Hypovolemia, Hypoxia ... /Hypoxemia, Hydrogen ... #HsTs #acls #differential ... diagnosis #arrest #management
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hyperacute Hypoxemia ... Differential Diagnosis ... Exam, POCUS (B-lines ... #Hyperacute #Hypoxemia ... #Hypoxia #Workup
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Failure - Differential ... : Interstitial lung ... direction leads to hypoxemia ... Respiratory #Failure #hypoxia ... #Differential #
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pulmonary Arterial ... Disease and/or Hypoxemia ... #Causes
Nail Clubbing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bronchopulmonary Disease
 • Bronchiectasis
 • Chronic Lung Infection
 • Lung Cancer
Nail Clubbing - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infection • Lung ... Fibrosis • Chronic Hypoxia ... #causes
Erythrocytosis - Polycythemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Elevated Hemoglobin:
 • Males: Hb > 16.5 g/dL/HCT ≥ 49%
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Polycythemia - Acquired Causes ... : • Hypoxia-driven ... : Cardiac/pulmonary ... altitude habitat • Hypoxia-independent
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Structural: Tumor ... Hypocalcemia, Cerebral Hypoxia
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
leading to increased pulmonary ... congestion with hypoxemia ... consistent with pulmonary ... there is no clear cause ... the underlying cause