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Main causes of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases.

#differential #algorithm #diagnosis #causes #DPLD #ILD #parenchymal #lung #diseases #pulmonary
diffuse parenchymal lung ... #differential #algorithm ... diagnosis #causes #DPLD ... #parenchymal #lung
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease grade. Highlighted boxes and arrows
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms ... Chronic Obstructive Lung ... LAMA: long-acting ... β2-agonist; ICS ... GOLD2017 #LAMA #LABA #ICS
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Cavitary Lung Disease ... Diagnosis and Workup ... Algorithm Acute ... Acute Infections: Lung ... Disease #Diagnosis #Algorithm
The 2019 Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) treatment strategy figure for adults and adolescents, annotated to
ICS: inhaled corticosteroids ... antagonists; LABA: long-acting ... β2-agonists; OCS ... StepUp #Treatment #Algorithm
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
COPD, asthma, and ACO ... overlap; ICS = ... corticosteroids; LABA = long-acting ... agonist; LAMA = long-acting ... #Differences #Algorithm
Diagnostic algorithm for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, in part adapted from the ATS/ERS consensus statement. HRCT =
Diagnostic algorithm ... adapted from the ATS ... = interstitial lung ... #IPF #UIP #Algorithm
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
- No other workup ... Inherited and APS ... Inherited and APS ... Hypercoagulable #Workup ... hematology #diagnosis #algorithm
Diagnostic Approach to Hyponatremia
Box A:
 • Normo/hyperosmolar Hyponatremia: Glucose, Mannitol, Glycine, Contrast media, Maltose
 • Pseudohyponatremia:
Box B: Vomiting, GCS ... Hyponatremia #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #workup
Outpatient Hypertension Management Algorithm
Monotherapy: 
 • Thiazide/thiazide-like 
 • ACE-I (non-black patients), 
 • ARB
Hypertension Management Algorithm ... ARB • CCB (long ... Combined: • ACE-I ... ARB + CCB • ACE-I ... Hypertension #Management #Algorithm
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
Diagnostic algorithm ... ; CLD, chronic lung ... #Hypertension #Workup ... #Algorithm