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Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
defects) VENTILATION/PERFUSION ... failure • There are gravity-dependent ... gradients of both perfusion ... with adequate perfusion ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Chest Pain - Differential ... Causes of Chest ... • Pleura: - Effusion ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Cardiology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
life-threatening Differential ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... Imaging - CT Chest ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Possible small plural effusion ... Possible bilateral effusion ... Distress Syndrome ... #differential # ... diagnosis #signs
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
POCUS Pulmonary ... infected pleural effusion ... #clinical #video ... #POCUS #pulmonary ... #respiratory #Chest
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
drain - What’s the diagnosis ... infected pleural effusion ... of the pleural effusion ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #respiratory
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Diagnosis: Causes ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... GBS, Myasthenia gravis ... #Summary #Nephrology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Other tests: • CT chest ... LVEF, pericardial effusion ... Goodpasture's cause ... #differential # ... #treatment
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... lung disease Caused ... either due to a diffusion-perfusion ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... radioactive lung perfusion
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
parameters: perfusion ... Signs of poor perfusion ... Adequate perfusion ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential