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Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Pulmonary Function ... Interpretation Algorithm ... • Interstitial Lung ... FunctionTests #PFTs ... Interpretation #Algorithm
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... ventilated • CXR, Lung ... SARS-CoV-2 (or complete ... #AECOPD #Algorithm ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Ventilation/perfusion ... Disease (Asthma, COPD ... • Interstitial lung ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
PaCO2 decreases second ... : Interstitial lung ... ventilation (V) in the lungs ... Pneumonia, asthma, COPD ... bypassing the lungs
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
Mycobacterium avium complex ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... Parapneumonic effusion ... (NHL, primary effusion ... Mycobacterium avium complex
Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Restrictive Lung Disease:
 • Chest wall or neuromuscular disorders
 • Interstitial
Pulmonary Function ... Interpretation Algorithm ... Restrictive Lung ... MatthewHoMD #Pulmonary ... Interpretation #Algorithm
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pericardial • Effusion ... • Asthma • COPD ... Abnormalities • Pleural Effusions ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... Possible small plural effusion ... Possible bilateral effusion ... sliding COPD or ... sliding Pulmonary
Large complex pleural effusion on Lung POCUS

Large complex pleural effusion as the etiology of this patient's
Large complex pleural ... effusion on Lung ... POCUS Large complex ... pleural effusion ... #clinical #pulmonary
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural Effusion ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pneumonectomy • Trapped lung ... Malignancy • Pulmonary ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis