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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 ... • Interstitial lung ... • Pulmonary Arterial ... Malformation • Severe Pneumonia ... #Hypoxia #Differential
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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Main Lung Ultrasound ... differences between COVID ... pneumonia. ... #POCUS #Lung #Ultrasound ... #Comparison #Table
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... tuberculosis, Bacterial ... , and fever BACTERIAL ... , pleural effusion ... AIDS #pulmonary #differential
Etiologies of pulmonary infections according to CT-scan patterns. 
CMV cytomegalovirus, GM galactomannan, HSV herpes simplex virus,
PLEURAL EFFUSION ... - Bacterial pneumonia ... Patterns #Pulmonary #Lung ... ComputedTomography #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Chest
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Respiratory Failure - Differential ... direction leads to hypoxemia ... • Causes: Pneumonia ... shunting (eg, atrial ... #Differential #
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Atelectasis, ARDS, Pneumonia ... , Interstitial Lung ... Gradient #alveolar #arterial ... #pulmonary #Hypoxia ... #hypoxemia #differential
Lung POCUS: Small right anechoic parapneumonic effusion. Note B-lines. Curvilinear probe used. More commonly seen in
Lung POCUS: Small ... commonly seen in bacterial ... pneumonia. ... prelim reports of COVID19 ... #Ultrasound #Clinical
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Arterial Line: ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... blood flow in the chest ... measurement using arterial ... #criticalcare #comparison