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Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Diagnosis Framework ... failure - CAD/ACS ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... - Asthma - COPD ... #differential #diagnosis
COPD Management Algorithm - GOLD 2019 guidelines 

Categorize into COPD GOLD A-D -> Initiate first-line therapy
COPD Management ... based on further DYSPNEA ... If dyspnea is present ... GOLD2019 #Guidelines #Management ... #Pulmonary #Algorithm
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Chronic Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Pulmonary/Chest ... Pleural effusion, Pulmonary ... BostonChiefs #Dyspnea
Asthma Maintenance Therapy - Stepwise Approach 

Low dose ICS 
-> Low dose ICS/LABA or Med/High dose
product used in COPD ... the dose of the COPD ... nonpharmacologic management ... Stepwise #Therapy #Management ... #Pharmacology #Pulmonary
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Asthma • COPD ... Pneumonia • ARDS • COPD ... #Differential #Diagnosis
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
The diagnosis ... the differential diagnosis ... first-line therapies is ... overlap; ICS = ... #Diagnosis #Management
GOLD 2009 guidelines for therapy at each stage of COPD
#Diagnosis #Management #Pulmonary #COPD #GOLD #Staging #Severity
each stage of COPD ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pulmonary #COPD
POCUS Lung Algorithm for the Use of Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Dyspnea 

#Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Evaluation of Dyspnea ... #Diagnosis # ... Management #CriticalCare ... #POCUS #Dyspnea ... #Ddxof #Lung #Pulmonary
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease grade. Highlighted boxes and arrows
further evaluation is ... long-acting β2-agonist; ICS ... #Management #Pulmonary ... #COPD #GOLD2017 ... #LAMA #LABA #ICS
Asthma vs COPD Presentation and Diagnosis
Asthma:
 • Epidemiology: Age usually < 45, History (personal or family)
and Diagnosis Asthma ... family) of atopy is ... Symptoms: Cough, Dyspnea ... Symptoms: Cough, Dyspnea ... #pulmonary