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Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Edema, Mucous Plugging ... - Physiologic: ARDS ... Edema, Alveolar ... #hypoxia #Differential
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Edema, Atelectasis ... UnremarkableLab #AA ... #Hypoxia #hypoxemia ... #differential # ... diagnosis
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
consolidations in lower lobes ... Progressing to diffuse alveolar ... structures help in the differential ... diagnosis of pulmonary ... oedema due to heart
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Differential Diagnosis ... the right middle lobe ... interstitium and alveoli ... dyspnea, tachypnea, hypoxemia ... #differential #diagnosis