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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Obstruction • Asthma ... • COPD • Bronchiectasis ... Pneumonia • ARDS • COPD ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF
Chart of Inhalers for Asthma and COPD
 - SABA - Short Acting Beta-2 Agonists
 - SAMA
of Inhalers for Asthma ... and COPD - SABA ... www.pyrls.com #inhalers #pulmonary ... #lung #asthma # ... #pharmacology #
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic ... Acute: Trauma, COPD ... exacerbation, Asthma ... , COPD, CTEPH, ILD ... decompensated CHF
Asthma Maintenance Therapy - Stepwise Approach 

Low dose ICS 
-> Low dose ICS/LABA or Med/High dose
product used in COPD ... the dose of the COPD ... version is blue but COPD ... Therapy #Management #Pharmacology ... #Pulmonary
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
In CHF, decreases ... In COPD, decreases ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... edema) • COPD ... failure (ie.. asthma
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
deep breathing Pulmonary ... Tachypnea: • Asthma ... • COPD • Pneumonia ... • CHF • Pneumothorax ... Hypovolemic shock (blood and
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Medical Treatment Algorithm ... Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... disease (COPD) ... #Algorithm #Management ... SABA #SAMA #ICS #Pharmacology
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Pain Diagnosis and ... Management Algorithm ... Limb ischemia Pulmonary ... , Dyspnea, H/O COPD ... , asthma, CF, PCP
LABA/ICS Combination Inhalers
Long-Acting Beta2 Agonists (LABA) + Inhaled Corticosteroid (ICS) - Commonly used in Asthma 
Advair
of a patients COPD ... posts for the COPD ... treatment algorithm ... Naming #Names #Pharmacology ... #Asthma
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
An Algorithm for ... Diagnosis of Wheezing and ... Bronchoconstriction: Asthma ... , COPD, Anaphylaxis ... #pulmonary