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

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
The diagnosis ... A summary of the ... differential diagnosis ... overlap; ICS = ... #Diagnosis #Management
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
- Differential Diagnosis ... failure - CAD/ACS ... - Asthma - COPD ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #pulmonary
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Pulmonary/Chest ... Acute: Trauma, COPD ... Chronic: Asthma, COPD
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
Indications: • COPD ... ), Cardiogenic pulmonary ... mortality), Other causes ... #Ventilation #diagnosis ... #management #indications
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
leading to increased pulmonary ... if there is no ... clear cause such ... Syndrome #ARDS #Summary ... #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
) - Diagnosis and ... Management Summary ... IBS is NOT a diagnosis ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... #Management #gastroenterology
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Summary Epidemiology ... extrapulmonary cases ... symptoms of active pulmonary ... : - MRI is modality ... #Management #Summary
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Syndromes - OnePager Summary ... Goodpasture's cause ... hematuria, RBC casts ... #differential #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis ... has potential to cause ... Interventions - Cold ... Massive #Hemoptysis #Diagnosis ... #workup #pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Bronchiectasis - Summary ... Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... obstruction • COPD ... parenchyma Diagnosis