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Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Restrictive Lung Disease:
 • Chest wall or neuromuscular disorders
 • Interstitial
Emphysematous COPD ... Asthma/asthmatic bronchitis ... Non-emphysematous COPD ... diagnosis #asthma #COPD
Associations between Total Mucin Concentrations and Phlegm Production and Disease Severity in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Pulmonary Disease (COPD ... Pathophys #PCC #Bronchitis
Daliresp (Roflumilast) 
Indication: Reduce risk of COPD exacerbations 
Drug Class: Selective Phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) Inhibitor 
GOLD 2019
Reduce risk of COPD ... Initiate if severe COPD ... daily The 2019 COPD ... the treatment of COPD ... with chronic bronchitis
Patterns of disease in advanced COPD

Type A: 
Pink Puffer (Emphysema Predominant) 
Major complaint is dyspnea, often
disease in advanced COPD ... Blue Bloater (Bronchitis ... #COPD #Patterns
Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Framework - Not all that wheezes is asthma
Vibrations of turbulent flow against
Paradoxical vocal cord ... motion, Vocal cord ... bronchi: - Asthma/COPD ... bronchial stenosis, bronchitis
Causes of Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Abnormal Chest X-Ray:
 • Chronic Infection (Eg. Fungal, Tuberculosis)
• Asthma • COPD ... Eosinophilic Bronchitis ... Cough • Vocal Cord
Antibiotic treatment durations for first line antibiotics recommended by Public Health England (PHE) guidance
 • Acute
Acute cough and bronchitis ... exacerbation of COPD
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
patients with chronic bronchitis ... , COPD and cystic
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
disease: • Bronchitis ... carcinoid, Mets), COPD
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
Bronchoconstriction: Asthma, COPD ... • Infectious: Bronchitis