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First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
Asthma, Asthma-COPD ... Overlap and COPD ... symptoms, and spirometry ... ACO = asthma-COPD ... #Algorithm #Treatment
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Asthma • COPD ... Pneumonia • ARDS • COPD ... #Causes
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Causes of Hypoxemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Ventilation ... Disease (Asthma, COPD ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pulmonary Arterial ... Hypoxemia: • COPD ... #Causes
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Hyponatremia - Differential ... hemorrhage) - Pulmonary ... e.g. pneumonia, COPD ... Cerebral salt wasting ... Diagnosis #Table #Causes
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
and Management Algorithm ... onset, severe, tearing ... Limb ischemia Pulmonary ... , Dyspnea, H/O COPD ... #differential
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... obstruction • COPD ... the airway • Treating ... #differential #
Causes of Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Malignancy 
 - Tumor effect* (esp. Gl, lung, lymphoma)
Causes of Unintentional ... Weight Loss - Differential ... cardiac cachexia"), COPD ... ("pulmonary cachexia ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Intake:
 • GI illness (upper and lower)
 • Psychiatric (Depression,
Weight Loss - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Psychiatric (Depression, eating ... COPD) • Chronic ... #Causes