21 results
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Interstitial lung ... Arterial Hypertension ... Malformation • Severe Pneumonia ... Abnormalities • Chest
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
- Workup and Management ... Exam, POCUS (B-lines ... , lung sliding) ... STAT CXR, CTA Chest ... #Hypoxia #Workup
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
Diagnostic algorithm ... hypertension; CXR, chest ... ; CLD, chronic lung ... #Pediatrics #Pulmonary ... #Hypertension #Workup
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
hemorrhage • Pus: pneumonia ... • Water: pulmonary ... atelectasis • Lung ... MG, ALS) • ↓ chest ... #Diagnosis #Management
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... tuberculosis, Bacterial ... • Pleuritic chest ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis
Etiologies of pulmonary infections according to CT-scan patterns. 
CMV cytomegalovirus, GM galactomannan, HSV herpes simplex virus,
Etiologies of pulmonary ... #CT #Patterns #Pulmonary ... #Lung #Infections ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Chest
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 ... #diagnosis
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
- Differential Diagnosis ... : Interstitial lung ... • Causes: Pneumonia ... shunting (eg, atrial ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... failure, COPD, Lung ... /- High res CT chest ... Infections #HIVAIDS #workup ... #diagnosis #evaluation
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
POCUS Pulmonary ... was admitted for pneumonia ... - What’s the diagnosis ... #pulmonary #respiratory ... #Chest #Lung