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First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
of exposure to respiratory ... spirometry with a ... A summary of the ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Differences #Algorithm
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Rapid Response Management ... Algorithm Stridor ... 12 / shallow breathing ... #differential #Diagnosis ... #Management #Algorithm
COPD Physical Exam Likelihood Ratios
Barrel Chest - LR 1.5
Pursed Lip Breathing - LR 2.7
Reduced breath sounds
COPD Physical Exam ... 1.5 Pursed Lip Breathing ... LR 11.8 Early inspiratory ... LikelihoodRatios #LRs #diagnosis ... #pulmonary
Hoover's Sign

Hoover’s sign refers to inward movement of the lower rib cage during inspiration- instead of
normal - implying a ... associated with COPD ... Hoovers #Sign #Pulmonary ... Video #Clinical #Breathing ... #Paradoxical #Respiratory
A Non-Invasive approach to Respiratory Failure
 • COPD and Ventilatory Failure → NiPPV with Bi-level Settings
A Non-Invasive approach ... to Respiratory ... Failure • COPD ... Settings • CHF / Pulmonary ... #Failure #management
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pulmonary ... Hypoxemia: • COPD ... Sleep-Disordered Breathing
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... for alternate diagnoses ... 2 (or complete respiratory ... #AECOPD #Algorithm ... #treatment #pulmonary
Hypophosphatemia and Hypoxia - Pathophysiology

↓ Phosphate leads to ↓ red cell 2,3-DPG and a  reduction
shifts the oxygen dissociation ... phosphorus is seen in COPD ... patients with COPD ... the hemoglobin dissociation ... pathophysiology #pulmonary
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
An Algorithm for ... the Diagnosis of ... Bronchoconstriction: Asthma, COPD ... Stridor #Noisy #Breathing ... #algorithm #pulmonary
Comparison of Pathologic Breathing Patterns
Biot's respiration aka ataxic respiration:
 - Periodic breathing: hyperpnea (or normopnea) and
of Pathologic Breathing ... M Methanol A ... of the brain (respiratory ... #Patterns #Respiratory ... #pulmonary #diagnosis