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Consensus diagnostic criteria for asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS) in patients with airflow limitation. COPD=chronic obstructive pulmonary
Consensus diagnostic ... criteria for asthma-COPD ... chronic obstructive pulmonary ... expiratory volume ... #COPD #Criteria
The 2019 Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) treatment strategy figure for adults and adolescents, annotated to
Initiative for Asthma ... immunotherapy; FEV1: forced ... expiratory volume ... #GINA #Asthma #Management ... #Stepwise #Pulmonary
Light's Criteria

Medical Nugget on Light's Criteria for diagnosis of Exudative Pleural Effusion in adults and children.
Light's Criteria ... Nugget on Light's Criteria ... for diagnosis of ... Internal Medicine #Respiratory ... differential #ddxof #pulmonary
Asthma
Chronic lung disease characterized by airway inflammation, airway and variable expiratory air flow obstruction
There are 2
Asthma Chronic ... airway and variable expiratory ... There are 2 main critieria ... @PulmPEEPs #Asthma ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Forced vital capacity (FVC) curves comparing normal, obstructive, and restrictive disorders. Curves are as they appear
Forced vital capacity ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... Spirometry #FVC #Forced ... Restrictive #Normal #Comparison
Asthma vs COPD Presentation and Diagnosis
Asthma:
 • Epidemiology: Age usually < 45, History (personal or family)
Asthma vs COPD Presentation ... and Diagnosis Asthma ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Asthma ... #COPD #comparison ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
GOLD2017 - The refined ABCD assessment tool. FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC: forced vital
FEV1: forced expiratory ... volume in 1 s; FVC: forced ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria ... consistent with pulmonary ... lung collapse, or pulmonary ... Berlin #Definition #Criteria ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... • Other acute respiratory ... failure (ie.. asthma ... exacerbation) • Chronic respiratory ... #indications #criticalcare
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
45yo, F; Hx of asthma ... Syndrome (> 6 mo) - Respiratory ... Lung #Diseases #pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #table