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Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Interpretation Algorithm ... Disorders • Interstitial ... Non-Emphysematous COPD ... Emphysematous COPD ... FunctionTests #PFTs
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Causes of Hypoxemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disease (Asthma, COPD ... Limitation • Interstitial ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Acute Hypoxemia ... Impaired Diffusion: ILD ... pHTN, Advanced COPD ... Disease: Asthma, COPD ... #hypoxia #Differential
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Response Management Algorithm ... pneumonia • Water: pulmonary ... pneumothorax, COPD ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm ... #rapid #pulmonary
Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Restrictive Lung Disease:
 • Chest wall or neuromuscular disorders
 • Interstitial
Pulmonary Function ... disorders • Interstitial ... Emphysematous COPD ... Non-emphysematous COPD ... diagnosis #asthma #COPD
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Exacerbation of COPD ... newly diagnosed COPD ... MatthewHoMD #COPD ... #AECOPD #Algorithm ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pulmonary Arterial ... Disease and/or Hypoxemia ... : • COPDInterstitial
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
PaCO2 decreases second ... oxygen • Causes: Interstitial ... lung diseases, pulmonary ... Pneumonia, asthma, COPD ... , pulmonary embolus
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Asthma • COPD ... Pneumonia • ARDS • COPD ... Interstitium ... • ILD • CHF
Pulmonary Hypertension Groups - WHO Classification
Group I - Vascular remodeling of pulmonary arteries
 • Idiopathic, HIV,
Pulmonary Hypertension ... remodeling of pulmonary ... disease causing hypoxemia ... • COPD, ILD, ... IV - CTEPH • Pulmonary