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Consensus diagnostic criteria for asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS) in patients with airflow limitation. COPD=chronic obstructive pulmonary
diagnostic criteria for asthma-COPD ... overlap syndrome ... pulmonary disease ... lower limit of normal ... OverlapSyndrome #Asthma
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
obesity-hypoventilation syndrome ... perfusion (Q) and ventilation ... : Pneumonia, asthma ... , COPD, pulmonary ... hepatopulmonary syndrome
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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Causes of Hypoxemia ... Diagnosis Algorithm Ventilation ... Airway Disease (Asthma ... , COPD) • Vascular ... Hypoventilation Syndrome
Causes of Pediatric Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
CXR Abnormal:
 • Pulmonary Sequestration
 • Congenital Adenoid Cystic
Causes of Pediatric ... Algorithm CXR Abnormal ... Beta-Agonist: • Asthma ... Vascular Compression Syndrome ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Obstruction • Asthma ... • COPD • Bronchiectasis
Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Framework - Not all that wheezes is asthma
Vibrations of turbulent flow against
that wheezes is asthma ... Primary bronchi: - Asthma ... /COPD, Viral infections ... plug, Carcinoid syndrome ... Diagnosis #Framework #pulmonary
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Positive Pressure Ventilation ... potentially improving SV ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... failure (ie.. asthma ... PositivePressure #Ventilation
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura in severe cases ... severity Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... lung sliding COPD ... or Asthma: -
ASV - Adaptive Support Ventilation Summary
Basic Set Parameters:
  1) Target MV (80-120%)
  2) PEEP
Patients with some respiratory ... patients with ARDS, COPD ... , asthma or other ... delivered breaths Casey ... #pulmonary
COPD phenotypes:  Blue Bloaters vs. Pink Puffers
The two most stereotypical forms of COPD are pink
maintain a near-normal ... is similar to asthma ... patients present with respiratory ... syndrome. ... airflow obstruction causes
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