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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 ... of COPD, asthma ... symptoms, and spirometry ... ACO = asthma-COPD
Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Restrictive Lung Disease:
 • Chest wall or neuromuscular disorders
 • Interstitial
Pulmonary Function Testing ... Emphysematous COPD ... Non-emphysematous COPD ... #diagnosis #asthma ... #COPD
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - ... , Acute spinal cord ... finding in spinal cord ... #differential #diagnosis ... #table #neurology
Who to test for BRCA 1/2?
Female Breast Cancer:
 • ≤ 45-50 years at diagnosis
 • Triple
45-50 years at diagnosis ... cancers in this table ... factors in this table ... criteria for testing ... 5% (as per risk assessment
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Medical Treatment Algorithm ... pulmonary disease (COPD ... squared; CAT, COPD ... assessment test ... #COPD #Treatment
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... • They must be able ... pts with severe COPD ... ventricular arrythmias Diagnostics ... Cardiac #Stress #Testing
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pericardial ... Artery Disease • Stable ... • Asthma • COPD ... Pneumonia • ARDS • COPD
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
- Differential Diagnosis ... e.g. pneumonia, COPD ... Cerebral salt wasting ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Table #Causes
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm • Sickle ... Agglutination - Cold ... #Algorithm #workup ... #hematology #testing
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Chest Pain Diagnosis ... and Management Algorithm ... onset, severe, tearing ... , Dyspnea, H/O COPD ... #Management #Algorithm