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Excellent reference chart of commonly used inhalers for anyone working in Emergency Medicine
#Pharmacology #Inhalers #Devices #Lists
Excellent reference chart ... Inhalers #Devices #Lists ... #COPD #Asthma #
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Cough - Diagnostic ... Foreign Body Airway Disease ... : Asthma, COPD, ... organ/systemic disease ... Acute #Chronic #Differential
Asthma vs COPD Presentation and Diagnosis
Asthma:
 • Epidemiology: Age usually < 45, History (personal or family)
Asthma vs COPD Presentation ... and Diagnosis Asthma ... frequent • Symptoms: Cough ... years • Symptoms: Cough ... #COPD #comparison
Causes of Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Abnormal Chest X-Ray:
 • Chronic Infection (Eg. Fungal, Tuberculosis)
- Differential ... • Interstitial Disease ... FVC < LLN): • Asthma ... • COPD Upper ... Lower Airway: • Asthma
Excellent reference chart of commonly used inhalers for anyone working in Emergency Medicine
#Pharmacology #Inhalers #Devices #Spacers
Excellent reference chart ... Devices #Spacers #Lists ... #COPD #Asthma #
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Eosinophilic Lung Diseases ... 45yo, F; Hx of asthma ... Weeks) - Hx of asthma ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential ... Acute: Trauma, COPD ... exacerbation, Asthma ... Hemorrhage • Chronic: Asthma ... Chronic #Causes #Differential
Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Framework - Not all that wheezes is asthma
Vibrations of turbulent flow against
Wheezing - Differential ... that wheezes is asthma ... Primary bronchi: - Asthma ... /COPD, Viral infections ... syndrome, Parasitic Disease
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential ... pHTN, Advanced COPD ... Shock • Airway Disease ... : Asthma, COPD, ... Hypoxemia #hypoxia #Differential
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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of Hypoxemia- Differential ... Mismatch • Airway Disease ... (Asthma, COPD) ... • Parenchymal Disease ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #Differential