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Asthma vs COPD Presentation and Diagnosis
Asthma:
 • Epidemiology: Age usually < 45, History (personal or family)
Asthma vs COPD Presentation ... between attacks COPD ... Subxiphoid PMI • COPD ... #COPD #comparison ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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- Tamponade Pulmonary ... • Airways: - Asthma ... - COPD - Bronchiectasis ... Myasthenia - Guillain Barre ... diagnosis #causes #pulmonary
Barrel Chest Appearance on Lateral Chest Xray
Typically seen in the setting of chronic air-trapping in COPD

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Barrel Chest Appearance ... air-trapping in COPD ... #Chest #Xray #CXR ... #Lateral #Radiology ... #pulmonary
Capnography Waveforms
Sudden loss of waveform
 • ET tube disconnected, dislodged, kinked or obstructec
 • Loss of
Partial obstruction CPR ... appearance) • Asthma ... • COPD Hypoventilation ... #EndTidalCO2 #pulmonary
Increased Anterior Posterior Diameter: Barrel chested appearance resulting from air trapping
that sometimes occurs with advanced COPD.
Increased Anterior ... Posterior Diameter: Barrel ... with advanced COPD ... XRay #APDiameter #CXR ... UCSDH #Clinical #Radiology
When a rib fracture heals, the callus formation may create a mass-like appearance (blue arrow).
Sometimes a
and the enlarged pulmonary ... are dealing with pulmonary ... a patient with COPD ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Old #RibFracture