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Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
appearance of lung ... patients with asthma ... bronchial obstruction caused ... structures in the right lung ... Mucus #Plugging #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Causes of Cough ... Tuberculosis - Lung ... Abscess - Asthma ... Cancer of the Lung ... #Differential #Causes
Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
Multiple masses ... list of multiple masses ... is very long. ... Management #Radiology #Lung ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Chart of Inhalers for Asthma and COPD
 - SABA - Short Acting Beta-2 Agonists
 - SAMA
of Inhalers for Asthma ... Combination - LABA - Long ... Agonists - LAMA - Long ... inhalers #pulmonary #lung ... #asthma #copd #
Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Restrictive Lung Disease:
 • Chest wall or neuromuscular disorders
 • Interstitial
Restrictive Lung ... • Interstitial lung ... disease Mixed Lung ... Emphysematous COPD • Asthma ... Algorithm #diagnosis #asthma
Obstructive Lung Diseases - Pathophysiology

 • Chronic Bronchitis
 • Emphysema
 • Asthma
 • Bronchitis

Sarah Lyon @sarahthelyon

#Obstructive
Obstructive Lung ... Emphysema • Asthma ... #Obstructive #Lung
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
gas equation • Causes ... : Interstitial lung ... ventilation (V) in the lungs ... : Pneumonia, asthma ... bypassing the lungs
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Causes of Hypoxemia ... Airway Disease (Asthma ... • Interstitial lung ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
therapies for Asthma ... , Asthma-COPD Overlap ... diagnosis of COPD, asthma ... corticosteroids; LABA = long-acting ... agonist; LAMA = long-acting
Asthma
Asthma is a condition which affects the airways, when a person with asthma comes into contact
Asthma Asthma is ... a person with asthma ... or cold air) it causes ... managing your asthma ... #Asthma #inhaler