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Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Medical Treatment ... Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... chronic obstructive pulmonary ... indicates body mass ... long-acting β2-agonist; LAMA
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease grade. Highlighted boxes and arrows
Pharmacologic treatment ... indicate preferred treatment ... LAMA: long-acting ... #Management #Pulmonary ... COPD #GOLD2017 #LAMA
Asthma Maintenance Therapy - Stepwise Approach 

Low dose ICS 
-> Low dose ICS/LABA or Med/High dose
> Low dose ICS/LABA ... , tiotropium (LAMA ... Respimat is the only LAMA ... As always, assess ... #Pharmacology #Pulmonary
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary ... duplicated SVC) • Pulmonary ... Atelectasis, Nodule / mass ... • Masses: Anterior ... Pericardial effusion • CXR
Chest XRay Nodule / Mass Pattern - Differential Algorithm #Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR #Nodule #Mass #Pattern
XRay Nodule / Mass ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Nodule #Mass
Causes of Pediatric Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
CXR Abnormal:
 • Pulmonary Sequestration
 • Congenital Adenoid Cystic
Causes of Pediatric ... Diagnosis Algorithm CXR ... Abnormal: • Pulmonary ... • Mediastinal Mass ... Peds #Pediatrics #Pulmonary
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
opacities Nodule or mass ... - Solitary Pulmonary ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
, hemoptysis Treatment ... Abscess #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #Clinical #CXR
The 2019 Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) treatment strategy figure for adults and adolescents, annotated to
Asthma (GINA) treatment ... receptor antagonists; LABA ... Management #Stepwise #Pulmonary ... #StepUp #Treatment
Causes of Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Massive Hemoptysis (>I00 mL in 24 hours)
 • Malignancy
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Causes of Hemoptysis ... Malformation Normal CXR ... Vascular • Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Pulmonary #Massive