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Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Arterial Hypertension ... Defect ** • Atrial ... Right to Left Shunt ... #Hypoxia #Differential
Hypoxemia vs Hypoxia
Hypoxemia - Partial pressure of arterial oxygen (PaO2) is below normal
Hypoxia - Insufficient oxygen
Hypoxemia - Partial ... pressure of arterial ... oxygen supply at the ... #hypoxemia #differential ... diagnosis #comparison #pulmonary
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
low oxygen in the ... oxygen dissolved in arterial ... hemoglobin in arterial ... oxygen content of arterial ... #pulmonary #differential
Cor Triatriatum on Echocardiogram

 - EchoTalk Echocardiography
@echotalk

Cor Triatriatum (or triatrial heart) is a congenital heart defect
Triatriatum on Echocardiogram ... left atrium (cor ... resulting in three atrial ... Triatrial #Heart #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #POCUS #Clinical
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Hypertension - Differential ... Arterial Hypertension ... Disease - HIV Left-Sided ... Disease and/or Hypoxemia
Causes of Cyanosis in the Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Peripheral Only:
 • Poor Perfusion
 • Acrocyanosis
Hemoglobinopathy:
Newborn - Differential ... Arteriosus • Atrial ... Total Anomalous Pulmonary ... Return Right-to-Left ... Great Arteries
Massive Left Atrial Myxoma on Echocardiogram (TEE)
Pt admitted for SOB x 2 months with episode of
Massive Left Atrial ... Myxoma on Echocardiogram ... (TEE) Pt admitted ... @RussSayin #Atrial ... #cardiology #POCUS
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Approach to the ... Gradient • Right to Left ... Gradient #alveolar #arterial ... #pulmonary #Hypoxia ... #hypoxemia #differential
Atrial Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

35yoF presents with acute onset atrial fibrillation.  POCUS shows dilated
Atrial Fibrillation ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... with acute onset atrial ... left atrium & poor ... Herbst @EUSmkh #Atrial
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Pulmonary arterial ... arterial hypertension ... due to left heart ... disease and/or hypoxia ... Classification #Diagnosis #Differential