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Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Restrictive Lung Disease:
 • Chest wall or neuromuscular disorders
 • Interstitial
(PFT) Interpretation ... neuromuscular disorders ... Emphysematous COPD ... Non-emphysematous COPD ... #asthma #COPD
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - ... cord injury Generalized ... cord injury, Early ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #table
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... cord neurological ... cord compression ... Cord Causes: 1 ... #algorithm
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis by Classification ... Anaphylaxis - Spinal ... cord trauma (a.k.a ... #Table #CriticalCare
Male Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erectile Dysfunction
 - Psychological
    •
Dysfunction - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Stroke • Spinal ... Cord Injury ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Agglutination - Cold ... Consider RBC membrane disorder ... workup #hematology #testing
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Ext: warm vs. cold ... failure, neurogenic/spinal ... EmmGeezee #Shock #Classification ... #criticalcare #differential ... #causes #classification
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Ext: warm vs. cold ... failure, neurogenic/spinal ... EmmGeezee #Shock #Classification ... #criticalcare #differential ... #causes #classification
Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Intake:
 • GI illness (upper and lower)
 • Psychiatric (Depression,
Weight Loss - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Psychiatric (Depression, eating ... disorders) • ... COPD) • Chronic
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
of a nerve or spinal ... patellar reflex testing ... the edge of a table ... cord injury, frontal ... neurodegenerative disorders