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Hypotension / Shock Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic:
 • Poor oral intake
 • Hemorrhage
 • Renal loss
 •
valvulopathy • Pulmonary ... ventricular outflow obstruction ... • Pulmonary hypertension ... Dysautonomia Obstructive
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Classification of Pulmonary ... Pulmonary arterial ... hypoxia Chronic obstructive ... restrictive and obstructive ... Others: tumoral obstruction
Pulmonary Function Testing: Flow Volume Loop Patterns
 • Variable extra-thoracic obstruction - truncated or flattened inspiratory
Pulmonary Function ... extra-thoracic obstruction ... intra-thoracic obstruction ... flow • Fixed obstruction ... FlowVolume #Loops #pulmonary
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
- Myocarditis Obstructive ... (Mechanical obstruction ... flow) - Massive pulmonary
Obstructive Lung Diseases - Pathophysiology

 • Chronic Bronchitis
 • Emphysema
 • Asthma
 • Bronchitis

Sarah Lyon @sarahthelyon

#Obstructive
Obstructive Lung ... sarahthelyon #Obstructive ... Pathophysiology #Pulmonary
spirometry 

#diagnosis  #neumonology   #espirometria  #obstructivo  #spirometry  #medstudent  #CEM #pulmonary
espirometria #obstructivo ... medstudent #CEM #pulmonary
Flow Volume Loops - Common Patterns
A. Normal
B. Emphysema
C. Unilateral Main Stem Bronchial Obstruction
D. Fixed Upper Airway
Stem Bronchial Obstruction ... Fixed Upper Airway Obstruction ... Loops #Patterns #pulmonary
AECOPD 
 Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. 
COPD #clinical
exacerbation of chronic obstructive ... pulmonary disease
General overview of lung diseases. 

#diagnosis #causes #lung #disease #restrictive #obstructive #pulmonary #respiratory #pearls #ddxof
#restrictive #obstructive ... #pulmonary #respiratory
Today in the OR, the anesthesiologist shared with me his "Coffee Cup Rule" for ETCO2 obstruction
Rule" for ETCO2 obstruction ... clinically significant obstruction ... Interpretation #pulmonary