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Spirometry - PFT Interpretation Algorithm

- BWH Medicine Chiefs @BrighamChiefs

#Spirometry #PFTs #Interpretation #Algorithm #diagnosis #differential #pulmonary #function
Spirometry - PFT ... Interpretation Algorithm ... Interpretation #Algorithm ... differential #pulmonary #function ... #testing
Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Restrictive Lung Disease:
 • Chest wall or neuromuscular disorders
 • Interstitial
Pulmonary Function ... Testing (PFT) Interpretation ... Algorithm Restrictive ... #Pulmonary #Function ... #Testing #PFT #
Pulmonary Function Testing: Flow Volume Loop Patterns
 • Variable extra-thoracic obstruction - truncated or flattened inspiratory
Pulmonary Function ... Testing: Flow Volume ... upward or “scooped out ... upward or “scooped out ... nickmmark #FlowVolume
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
CPPD vs Gout ... About CPPD When ... pain, loss of function ... Synovial Fluid Testing ... #rheumatology #
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm - Evaluation of HPA Axis Response to ACTH

Early am cortisol < 3
Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm ... >17 rules this out ... then go to stim testing ... normal adrenal function ... Insufficiency #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Normal Liver Function ... Tests • Rule out ... Abnormal Liver Function ... #Causes #Hematology
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Agglutination - Cold ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #workup #hematology ... #testing
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Bloating - Treatment Algorithm ... Disorders of Gut-Brain ... Dysfunction • Functional ... Dyspepsia • Functional ... Diagnostics and Testing
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
and Management Algorithm ... onset, severe, tearing ... up, Pericardial friction ... , Dyspnea, H/O COPD ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... elevated, HFE gene testing ... enzymes to rule out ... including liver and hematologic ... hemochromatosis #algorithm