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First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
, Asthma-COPD Overlap ... diagnosis of COPD ... ACO = asthma-COPD ... #ACOPD #Asthma ... #Differences #Algorithm
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Airway Disease: Asthma ... , COPD, Sinusitis ... CHF, Autoimmune Vasculitis ... ILD Malignancy: Lung ... Schema #Acute #Chronic
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Vascular Joint Pain ... Algorithm - ... Constant Pain (Ischemia ... - Increased Pain ... e.g. fractured long
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Hyperventilation (Anxiety, pain ... or restrictive lung ... disease (COPD, ... OSA, Asthma, Obesity
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
pleuritic chest pain ... Causes include asthma ... , chronic bronchitis ... , and COPD. ... Abnormalities #Abnormal #Diagnosis