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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 ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... (Asthma, COPD) ... Hypoventilation Syndrome ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Factors that May Affect Fetal Oxygenation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Excessive Uterine Activity:
 • Hyperstimulation
 • Placental
• Respiratory disease ... positioning Maternal Medical ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... #Oxygenation #Hypoxia ... #Causes #Obstetrics
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Chronic cough • Hypoxia ... Most Common Causes ... obstruction • COPD ... - BAR >1.0 is abnormal
Causes of Intrauterine Growth Restriction / Small for Gestational Age - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Fetal Factors:
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• Turner syndrome ... Drugs - Maternal Hypoxemia ... • Pulmonary ... diseases ... #Causes #Obstetrics
Intrapartum Abnormal Fetal HR Tracing - Causes of Bradycardia and Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Bradycardia:
Intrapartum Abnormal ... Fetal HR Tracing - Causes ... Connective tissue disease ... • Umbilical cord ... #Causes #Obstetrics
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
restrictive lung disease ... consider infarction, hypoxia ... hyperventilation syndrome—a ... bronchitis, and COPD ... Breathing #Patterns #Pulmonary
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... , pain, fever, hypoxia ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... restrictive lung disease ... (COPD, OSA, Asthma
Causes of Growth Restriction - Small for Gestational Age - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal
 • Chronic Maternal
Causes of Growth ... • Autoimmune Disease ... Anomaly • Genetic Syndromes ... Placenta Previa • Abnormal ... #Causes #Obstetrics
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
cooled from the normal ... thrombophlebitis, pulmonary ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes ... Occlusion of small to medium-sized ... Antiphospholipid syndrome
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
of lactate as a clinical ... presentations and disease ... patient’s complete medical ... output - Acute pulmonary ... - Compartment syndrome