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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 ... summary of the differential ... ACO = asthma-COPD ... #FirstLine #Differences ... #Algorithm #Treatment
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
(AECOPD) Obtain ... workup for alternate ... Lung US, Echo, LE ... #AECOPD #Algorithm ... #Exacerbation #treatment
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
obstruction • COPD ... , asthma, ↓ Drive ... Vomiting D - Diarrhea ... nickmmark #acidbase #workup ... #algorithm #diagnosis
LABA/ICS Combination Inhalers
Long-Acting Beta2 Agonists (LABA) + Inhaled Corticosteroid (ICS) - Commonly used in Asthma 
Advair
Commonly used in Asthma ... of a patients COPD ... regimen (see one ... posts for the COPD ... treatment algorithm
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
and Management Algorithm ... underlying dz (SLE ... , Dyspnea, H/O COPD ... , asthma, CF, PCP ... #differential