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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 ... of the type and pattern ... symptoms, and spirometry ... ACO = asthma-COPD ... #Differences #Algorithm
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Cough - Diagnostic Schema ... Airway Disease: Asthma ... , COPD, Sinusitis ... #Acute #Chronic ... #Differential #Algorithm
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Obstruction • Asthma ... Metabolic Acidosis #Chronic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Dysrhythmia • Ischemia ... Bronchitis • Chronic ... pulmonary disease • Asthma ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
and Management Algorithm ... deficit, Limb ischemia ... , Dyspnea, H/O COPD ... , asthma, CF, PCP ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm
Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Eosinophilia
Primary Eosinophilia:
 • Primary hypereosinophilic syndrome
 • Eosinophilic Leukemia
 • MPN/MDS
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... histiocytosis • Allergic: Asthma ... , Eczema, Drug Hypersensitivity ... insufficiency, Chronic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Abnormal Chest X-Ray:
 • Chronic Infection (Eg. Fungal, Tuberculosis)
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... FVC < LLN): • Asthma ... • COPD Upper ... Lower Airway: • Asthma ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
may show this pattern ... Causes include asthma ... , chronic bronchitis ... , and COPD. ... #Breathing #Patterns
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
Eosinophilia, asthma ... , chronic rhinosinusitis ... Kidneys: glomerular ischemia ... - (C-ANCA) pattern ... - (P-ANCA) pattern