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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 ... , asthma, and ACO ... analysis with eosinophil ... summary of the differential ... ACO = asthma-COPD
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
45yo, F; Hx of asthma ... SOB, sinusitis, wheezing ... Weeks) - Hx of asthma ... food hx; Fever, wheezing ... Diseases #pulmonary #differential
Causes of Pediatric Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
CXR Abnormal:
 • Pulmonary Sequestration
 • Congenital Adenoid Cystic
Causes of Pediatric ... Wheezing - Differential ... Beta-Agonist: • Asthma ... #Wheeze #Differential ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
FOR TESTING: • Peripheral ... for secondary causes ... (common causes ... are asthma, allergy ... Disorders #Algorithm #Differential
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
Transient early wheezing ... infection - Atopic asthma ... disorder - Other causes ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... Tachypnea #Wheeze #Differential
Causes of Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis
Bugs:
 - Fungus (aspergillosis)
 - Viral (HIV)
 - Ectoparasites (scabies, myiasis)
Causes of Eosinophilia ... - Differential ... Dermatitis - Asthma ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Causes
NAACP mnemonic for the major causes of Eosinophilia 
N = Neoplasia (CML, Hodgkins lymphoma) 
A =
for the major causes ... of Eosinophilia ... Allergy / Atopy A = Asthma ... #NAACP #Differential ... #Causes #Diagnosis
Causes of Chronic Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Poor Growth
 - Non-Specific CXR
Causes of Chronic ... Pediatric Cough - Differential ... Poorly Controlled Asthma ... /URTl: • Asthma ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
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Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential ... Laryngospasm Wheeze: • Asthma ... Pneumonia • Asthma ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Framework - Not all that wheezes is asthma
Vibrations of turbulent flow against
Wheezing - Differential ... that wheezes is asthma ... Primary bronchi: - Asthma ... /COPD, Viral infections ... #Differential #