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Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN ... Difficulty diffusing oxygen ... with supplemental oxygen ... lung diseases, pulmonary ... asthma, COPD, pulmonary
Pneumothorax Causes - Differential Diagnosis Schema
Spontaneous - Traumatic - Iatrogenic

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#Pneumothorax #Causes #Differential #Diagnosis
Pneumothorax Causes ... #Pneumothorax #Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Classification ... #Pulmonary
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) 

HPS-differential diagnosis:
1. Pulmonary vasculature
2. Diseases of the lung parenchyma
3. Pleura and diaphragm

HPS-diagnosis:
1. Patients
Pulmonary vasculature ... Alveolar-arterial oxygen ... HPS-severity classification ... HPS #hepatology #pulmonary
Oxygen Delivery by Device

Nasal Cannula 
• Indicated for low-flow, low-percentage supplemental oxygen. 
• Flow rate of
Oxygen Delivery ... • Delivers oxygen ... retention of exhaled gases ... • Uses either ... Delivery #FiO2 #Pulmonary
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
- insufficient oxygen ... Hypoxemia - low oxygen ... - atmospheric oxygen ... Hypoxemia #summary #pulmonary ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Types - Classification ... due to: reduced oxygen ... delivery, increased oxygen ... consumption, inadequate oxygen ... water #Shock #Classification
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Anemia Intrinsic Causes ... elliptocytosis Extrinsic Causes ... Babesia, Malaria • Oxygen ... Intravascular Causes ... #classification
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Classification ... due to: reduced oxygen ... delivery, increased oxygen ... consumption, inadequate oxygen ... water #Shock #Classification
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
Shock Classification ... in blood flow caused ... Depends on the cause ... Pulmonary embolism ... and inadequate oxygen
Differentiating Features Between Central and Peripheral Cyanosis

Mechanism - Arterial destauration
Sites - Skin, mucous membrane of oral
Cyanosis same Oxygen ... therapy - Pulmonary ... cause can improve ... Cyanosis reduces Oxygen