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Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Restrictive Lung Disease:
 • Chest wall or neuromuscular disorders
 • Interstitial
Pulmonary Function ... Testing (PFT) Interpretation ... Emphysematous COPD ... Non-emphysematous COPD ... #COPD
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation ... Lung Disease • Asthma ... Non-Emphysematous COPD ... Emphysematous COPD ... FunctionTests #PFTs #Interpretation
Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Framework - Not all that wheezes is asthma
Vibrations of turbulent flow against
Wheezing - Differential ... Paradoxical vocal cord ... motion, Vocal cord ... /COPD, Viral infections ... Diagnosis #Framework #pulmonary
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Diagnosis Pulmonary ... Acute: Trauma, COPD ... exacerbation, Asthma ... , COPD, CTEPH, ILD ... : Tumor, Vocal cord
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential ... pHTN, Advanced COPD ... Airway Disease: Asthma ... , COPD, Bronchiectasis ... Hypoxemia #hypoxia #Differential
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Epiglottitis • Vocal cord ... pneumonia • Water: pulmonary ... pneumothorax, COPD ... /asthma • Pleural ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Obstruction • Asthma ... • COPD • Bronchiectasis ... Pneumonia • ARDS • COPD ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential
Capnography Waveforms
Sudden loss of waveform
 • ET tube disconnected, dislodged, kinked or obstructec
 • Loss of
appearance) • Asthma ... • COPD Hypoventilation ... Capnography #Waveforms #Interpretation ... #EndTidalCO2 #pulmonary
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
of Hypoxemia- Differential ... Airway Disease (Asthma ... , COPD) • Vascular ... lung disease • Pulmonary ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #Differential
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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Dyspnea - Differential ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... • Airways: - Asthma ... - COPD - Bronchiectasis ... #dyspnea #sob #differential