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AECOPD 
 Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. 
COPD #clinical
AECOPD Acute ... exacerbation of chronic ... COPD #clinical
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic ... : Trauma, COPD exacerbation ... Hemorrhage • Chronic ... : Asthma, COPD, ... #Chronic #Causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Angina • Acute ... • Asthma • COPD ... Metabolic Acidosis #Chronic
Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
and Hemoptysis Acute ... Bacterial Pneumonias Chronic ... Postnasal Drip - Chronic ... Chemicals, Gases #Chronic ... Differential #Causes #Table
Pulmonary Histoplasmosis Syndromes
 - Acute
 - Subacute
 - Chronic
 - Progressive Disseminated

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32000281/

#Pulmonary #Histoplasmosis #Syndromes #diagnosis #comparison
Histoplasmosis Syndromes - Acute ... - Subacute - Chronic ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Disease: Asthma, COPD ... Diagnosis #Schema #Acute ... #Chronic #Differential
Classification, Differential Diagnosis, and Features of Hyponatremia According to Volume Status 

Hypervolemic hypernatremia 
 - CHF
syndrome - Acute ... and chronic kidney ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
In COPD, decreases ... exacerbation (often w/ acute ... on chronic resp ... ) • Other acute ... exacerbation) • Chronic
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
decompensated chronic ... cardiomyopathy Acute ... - Elderly with chronic ... Cardiogenic #Comparison #Table
Hepatitis B (HBV) Serology

HBsAg - Presence denotes current HBV infection (chronic or acute)
HBV Core Antibody -
HBV infection (chronic ... or acute) HBV ... Anti-HBcAg IgM - acute ... Anti-HBcAg IgG - chronic ... Interpretation #Table