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

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
, and ACO initially ... evaluation of exposure to ... ACO = asthma-COPD ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Differences #Algorithm
Severe Asthma Exacerbation
Signs of a Severe Asthma Exacerbation:
 • Vitals: ↑HR ↑RR ↓SpO2
 • High work
Severe Asthma Exacerbation ... • Inability to ... sentences • Diffuse wheezing ... OR poor air flow ... ventilation #mechanical #management
Causes of Pediatric Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
CXR Abnormal:
 • Pulmonary Sequestration
 • Congenital Adenoid Cystic
Causes of Pediatric Wheezing ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm CXR ... Beta-Agonist: • Asthma ... #Peds #Pediatrics
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical ... Conditions to Consider ... infection - Atopic asthma ... Other causes #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
 •
Algorithm Stridor ... Laryngospasm Wheeze: • Asthma ... Body Decreased Air ... Pneumonia • Asthma ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Severe Asthma Algorithm - Management of Life-Threatening Asthma in the Emergency Department
Step One
1. Nebulized Albuterol
2. Nebulized
Severe Asthma Algorithm ... - Management of ... Life-Threatening Asthma ... epinephrine Step Two ... Diagnostics: Chest
ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
There are many definitions, but most come down to the presence of granulomas (pathologically or
most come down to ... pathologically or clinically ... ) and asthma/eosinophils ... #differential #diagnosis ... #algorithm #rheumatology
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Ventilation ... Airway Disease (Asthma ... Hypothyroidism Peripheral ... #Algorithm #Causes
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Rapid Response Management ... Algorithm Stridor ... pneumothorax, COPD/asthma ... #differential #Diagnosis ... #Management #Algorithm
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
with underlying asthma ... WHAT ARE THE CLINICAL ... • Wheezing • Increased ... Aspergillus • Peripheral ... #management