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Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Schema Infectious ... Irritant/Exposure: Allergic ... Airway Disease: Asthma ... , COPD, Sinusitis ... #Differential #Algorithm
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 ... ACO = asthma-COPD ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #ACOPD #Asthma
Assessment of the Child with Chronic Asthma
Are there other allergic disorders?
 - Allergic rhinitis
 - Eczema,
Child with Chronic Asthma ... Are there other allergic ... - Allergic rhinitis ... triggers: - Allergic ... Assessment #diagnosis #peds
Allergic Rhinitis
Mild to severe persistent nasal mucosal inflammation to specific allergic triggers
WHO? 
 • 1 in
Allergic Rhinitis ... inflammation to specific allergic ... Associations: • Asthma ... Sinusitis • Allergic ... NUIM_Chiefs #Allergic
Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Eosinophilia
Primary Eosinophilia:
 • Primary hypereosinophilic syndrome
 • Eosinophilic Leukemia
 • MPN/MDS
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... familial eosinophilia Secondary ... histiocytosis • Allergic ... : Asthma, Eczema ... #allergy
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
infection - Atopic asthma ... recurrent wheezing, eczema ... family history of allergy ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Disorders Testing Algorithm ... • Screen for secondary ... common causes are asthma ... , allergy, drug ... Eosinophil #Disorders #Algorithm
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
Allergic Bronchopulmonary ... with underlying asthma ... • Increased cough ... @PulmPEEPs #Allergic ... pulmonary #diagnosis #management
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Diagnosis and Management ... Algorithm STEMI ... deficit, Limb ischemia ... , Dyspnea, H/O COPD ... , asthma, CF, PCP
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
risk factors, management ... #management #medications ... Allergy. 2018;73 ... particular emphasis on asthma ... J Allergy Clin Immunol