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Spirometry - PFT Interpretation Algorithm

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#Spirometry #PFTs #Interpretation #Algorithm #diagnosis #differential #pulmonary #function
Spirometry - PFT ... Interpretation Algorithm ... Interpretation #Algorithm ... #diagnosis #differential ... #pulmonary #function
Asthma vs COPD Presentation and Diagnosis
Asthma:
 • Epidemiology: Age usually < 45, History (personal or family)
and Diagnosis Asthma ... Variably abnormal spirometry ... bronchodilator, Spirometry ... chest, Pursed lip breathing ... #comparison #Diagnosis
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
The diagnosis ... symptoms, and spirometry ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #ACOPD #Asthma ... #Differences #Algorithm
Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Restrictive Lung Disease:
 • Chest wall or neuromuscular disorders
 • Interstitial
Pulmonary Function ... Interpretation Algorithm ... #Pulmonary #Function ... Interpretation #Algorithm ... #diagnosis #asthma
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Pulmonary Function ... Interpretation Algorithm ... Emphysematous COPD ... Interpretation #Algorithm ... #diagnosis
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
An Algorithm for ... the Diagnosis of ... Subglottic): • Functional ... Stridor #Noisy #Breathing ... #algorithm #pulmonary
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pulmonary ... Hypoxemia: • COPD ... Sleep-Disordered Breathing ... #Algorithm #Causes
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Response Management Algorithm ... pneumothorax, COPD ... 12 / shallow breathing ... #differential #Diagnosis ... #Management #Algorithm
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Chest Pain Diagnosis ... and Management Algorithm ... up, Pericardial friction ... , Dyspnea, H/O COPD ... #Management #Algorithm
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
obstruction • COPD ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... ) • Pulmonary function ... the airway • Treating ... #differential #diagnosis