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Consensus diagnostic criteria for asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS) in patients with airflow limitation. COPD=chronic obstructive pulmonary
Consensus diagnostic ... criteria for asthma-COPD ... chronic obstructive pulmonary ... OverlapSyndrome #Asthma ... #COPD #Criteria
Asthma vs COPD Presentation and Diagnosis
Asthma:
 • Epidemiology: Age usually < 45, History (personal or family)
Asthma vs COPD Presentation ... and Diagnosis Asthma ... is frequent • Symptoms ... #COPD #comparison ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
ARDS to explain symptoms ... elevated BNP, high CVP ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Asthma
Chronic lung disease characterized by airway inflammation, airway and variable expiratory air flow obstruction
There are 2
Asthma Chronic ... There are 2 main critieria ... @PulmPEEPs #Asthma ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Pulmonary Embolism Rule-Out Criteria

In the United States, the workup rate for PE is astonishingly high, with
Pulmonary Embolism ... Rule-Out Criteria ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... Embolism #RuleOut #Criteria ... PERC #HADCLOTS #Mnemonic
COPD assessment and classification as proposed by GOLD 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2017 Reports. For further
#Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... GOLD2017 #History #Comparison ... Classification #Criteria
Diagnostic Algorithm for Suspected Pulmonary Embolism

Well's Criteria for PE
 • Clinical Signs and Symptoms of DVT
Diagnostic Algorithm ... for Suspected Pulmonary ... Embolism Well's Criteria ... Clinical Signs and Symptoms ... • Alternative diagnosis
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
velocities, PVF: pulmonary ... venous flow, Vp ... atrium, PASP: pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Classification #Grades #Criteria
Lung Cancer Overview - Types, Location and Characteristics and Histology
SPHERE of complications: 
Superior vena cava syndrome
Recurrent laryngeal symptoms ... Location #SPHERE #Mnemonic ... #Overview #Diagnosis ... #Pulmonary
Eosinophilic Pneumonia
When to suspect Eosinophilic Pneumonia? Non-resolving pneumonia + BAL > 25% eosinophils + excluded more
excluded more common diagnoses ... tobacco hx, >60% asthma ... Constitutional Symptoms ... Eosinophilic #Pneumonia #diagnosis ... #pulmonary