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Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Causes of Hypoxemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Arterial Hypertension ... Defect ** • Atrial ... Hypoventilation Syndrome
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
ARRYTHMIA • ATRIAL ... FIBRILLATION • ATRIAL ... PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME ... TACHYCARDIA • ATRIAL ... #Differential #
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Arrhythmia • Atrial ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Stroke Volume / Arterial ... of developing atrial ... mmHg developed atrial ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Infarction • Pulmonary
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Causes of acute ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... insufficiency, Bacterial ... #management #algorithm ... workup #diagnosis #differential
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... Algorithm Cardiac Causes ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... Arterial Hypertension ... HeartFailure #Cardiology #Differential
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Respiratory Failure - Differential ... obesity-hypoventilation syndrome ... hepatopulmonary syndrome ... shunting (eg, atrial ... Failure #hypoxia #Differential
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
Gastrointestinal loss: Diarrhea ... High effective arterial ... • Low Urine Cl ... • High Urine Cl ... urine #potassium #differential
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
Hypotensive Patient - Differential ... • Sick sinus syndrome ... tachycardia • Atrial ... depletion • Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #causes
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... Summary A defect in arterial ... lung disease Caused ... cycles after right atrial ... passage • Arterial