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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Bronchiectasis ... Chronic #Dyspnea #SOB ... #Causes
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
Overlap and COPD ... symptoms, and spirometry ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #ACOPD #Asthma ... #Differences #Algorithm
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Cardiovascular Causes ... - Asthma - COPD ... - Bronchiectasis ... syndrome Other Causes ... Pain #dyspnea #sob
Bronchiectasis: diagnosis and management 

Causes of localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis
Foreign body, Bronchial stenosis (tumor, .. ),
Bronchiectasis: ... diagnosis and management ... Causes of localized ... #diagnosis #management ... Differential #workup #algorithm
Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Causes of Acute ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Asthma* • AECOPD ... Acute #Dyspnea #SOB ... #Causes
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
disease (severe COPD ... , bronchiectasis ... only in selected cases ... Antibiotics #Coverage #Management
COPD Management Algorithm - GOLD 2019 guidelines 

Categorize into COPD GOLD A-D -> Initiate first-line therapy
COPD Management ... Algorithm - GOLD ... of pneumonia, so ... GOLD2019 #Guidelines #Management ... #Pulmonary #Algorithm
Causes of Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Abnormal Chest X-Ray:
 • Chronic Infection (Eg. Fungal, Tuberculosis)
Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Foreign Body • Bronchiectasis ... • Asthma • COPD ... #Causes #PrimaryCare
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
The algorithm below ... acyclovir in these cases ... within a day, so ... HSV PCR would cause ... is proposed: #Management
Efforts to standardize the approach to trauma have led to an algorithmic, thoughtless approach to trauma
have led to an algorithmic ... resuscitative maneuvers so ... witnessed many cases ... are in trauma so ... #Management #Trauma