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

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
, Asthma-COPD Overlap ... diagnosis of COPD ... , asthma, and ACO ... ACO = asthma-COPD ... #ACOPD #Asthma
Assessment of the Child with Chronic Asthma
Are there other allergic disorders?
 - Allergic rhinitis
 - Eczema,
Child with Chronic Asthma ... clubbing - Growth failure ... Stress #Chronic #Asthma ... #Assessment #diagnosis ... #peds #pediatrics
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
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Algorithm Stridor ... Laryngospasm Wheeze: • Asthma ... Congestive Heart Failure ... Pneumonia • Asthma ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Asthma Assessment Tools - Is your patients asthma controlled? 
 - Asthma Control Test (ACT)
Asthma Assessment ... Test (ACT) - ... The first is the ACT ... Jarred Prudencio, PharmD ... #Diagnosis #ACT
Causes of Chronic Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Poor Growth
 - Non-Specific CXR
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Poor ... Poorly Controlled Asthma ... /URTl: • Asthma ... #Peds #Pediatrics
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
infection - Atopic asthma ... atopy - Cardiac failure ... Other causes #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Differential #Assessment
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Myocardium: - Heart failure ... - CAD/ACS - ... • Airways: - Asthma ... - COPD - Bronchiectasis
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Unequal ... • Left heart failure ... tamponade • AECOPD ... Exacerbation of Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
- Differential Diagnosis ... exacerbation, Asthma ... Hemorrhage • Chronic: Asthma ... Cardiovascular: • Acute: ACS ... (eg, DM, renal failure
Causes of Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Abnormal Chest X-Ray:
 • Chronic Infection (Eg. Fungal, Tuberculosis)
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Abnormal ... FVC < LLN): • Asthma ... • COPD Upper ... Lower Airway: • Asthma