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

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia ... hemorrhage • Pus: pneumonia ... Sophia_Hayes_MD #Hypoxemia ... #Hypoxia #differential ... #Diagnosis #Management
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
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Pediatric Dyspnea ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Stridor ... Ketoacidosis • Pulmonary ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
Diagnosis is generally ... symptoms (e.g., dyspnea ... signs (tachypnea, hypoxemia ... #Pneumonia #Venn ... #Pulmonolary
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... Parenchyma: • Pneumonia ... • Metabolic acidosis
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pericardial ... Alveoli • Pneumonia ... • Metabolic Acidosis
Metabolic Acidosis with Anion Gap - KILU Mnemonic

K - Ketoacidosis
	• DKA
		- With normal glucose, ask if
Metabolic Acidosis ... - 10% have -ve urine ... in lit), iron (pediatric ... Type A = tissue hypoxia ... #diagnosis #differential
CGD and Mulch Pneumonitis
This acute fulminant invasive fungal pneumonia in absence of iatrogenic or exogenous immunosuppression
invasive fungal pneumonia ... and hyphae Acute dyspnea ... , hypoxia, fever ... and evidence of pulmonary ... granulomatous #disease #diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
Differential Diagnosis ... Hypoxemia or tissue ... hypoxia: High altitude ... , Pneumonia, pulmonary ... Cardiac failure, Pulmonary
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
usually: - hypoxemia ... excretion (e.g., urine ... patient with shock/hypoxemia ... hypoperfusion/ hypoxemia ... Oxygen Content: - Hypoxemia