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Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Cough - Diagnostic ... Disease: Asthma, COPD ... GERD, Dysphagia, CHF ... ILD Malignancy: Lung ... #Differential #Algorithm
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Dyspnea (underlying lung ... disease or CHF) ... History of cancer, lung ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
Overlap and COPD ... overlap; ICS = ... corticosteroids; LABA = long-acting ... agonist; LAMA = long-acting ... #Differences #Algorithm
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease grade. Highlighted boxes and arrows
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms ... Chronic Obstructive Lung ... β2-agonist; ICS ... Management #Pulmonary #COPD ... GOLD2017 #LAMA #LABA #ICS
Causes of Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Abnormal Chest X-Ray:
 • Chronic Infection (Eg. Fungal, Tuberculosis)
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Neoplasm • CHF ... • Asthma • COPD ... • Vocal Cord ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Medical Treatment Algorithm ... pulmonary disease (COPD ... squared; CAT, COPD ... #COPD #Treatment ... #Algorithm #Management
LABA/ICS Combination Inhalers
Long-Acting Beta2 Agonists (LABA) + Inhaled Corticosteroid (ICS) - Commonly used in Asthma 
Advair
Inhalers Long-Acting ... powder into their lungs ... of a patients COPD ... posts for the COPD ... treatment algorithm
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
non-congested profile (“Cold ... and congested (“Cold ... #differential #algorithm ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare #icu