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Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
, Advanced COPD ... Pressure Vent, pHTN ... Shock • Airway Disease ... : Asthma, COPD, ... #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... and/or Hypoxemia ... : • COPD • Interstitial ... PulmonaryHypertension #PHTN ... #Causes
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) ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Pulmonary Hypertension Groups - WHO Classification
Group I - Vascular remodeling of pulmonary arteries
 • Idiopathic, HIV,
Groups - WHO Classification ... causing hypoxemia ... • COPD, ILD, ... PH Functional Classification ... #Hypertension #PHTN
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... and/or hypoxia ... #Hypertension #PHTN ... #Classification ... #Differential #Causes
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
postural BP) 4) Medical ... , liver, renal disease ... history #Diagnosis #EM ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Factors that May Affect Fetal Oxygenation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Excessive Uterine Activity:
 • Hyperstimulation
 • Placental
• Respiratory disease ... positioning Maternal Medical ... diabetes mellitus, HTN ... #Oxygenation #Hypoxia ... #Causes #Obstetrics
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
usually: - hypoxemia ... presentations and disease ... patient’s complete medical ... output - Acute pulmonary ... #typea #typeb #classification