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Asthma vs COPD Presentation and Diagnosis
Asthma:
 • Epidemiology: Age usually < 45, History (personal or family)
spirometry - FEV1 ... bronchodilator, Spirometry ... often normal or ... near normal between ... spirometry - FEV1
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 ... summary of the differential ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Differences #Algorithm
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease grade. Highlighted boxes and arrows
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms ... corticosteroid; FEV1 ... #Management #Pulmonary ... #COPD #GOLD2017
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Medical Treatment Algorithm ... pulmonary disease (COPD ... outpatient setting with oral ... assessment test; FEV1 ... #Algorithm #Management
Causes of Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Abnormal Chest X-Ray:
 • Chronic Infection (Eg. Fungal, Tuberculosis)
Chronic Cough - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Abnormal Chest ... Obstructive Disease (FEV1 ... • Asthma • COPD
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Rapid Response Management ... Algorithm Stridor ... pneumothorax, COPD ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential ... #Algorithm #rapid
The 2019 Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) treatment strategy figure for adults and adolescents, annotated to
agonists; OCS: oral ... immunotherapy; FEV1 ... #GINA #Asthma #Management ... StepUp #Treatment #Algorithm
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Warm Extremities
 - Distributive Shock - Low JVP
Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Neurogenic Cold ... Obstructive Shock - Normal ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Extravascular and Intravascular Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extravascular - Spleen and RES-mediated hemolysis
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Intravascular Hemolysis - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Drug-induced AIHA - Abnormal ... Extravascular #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disease - Portal ... Hypoxemia: • COPD ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm