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Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
Basophilia - Differential ... blood cell count Basophils ... allergic reaction or asthma ... ’s Disease • Asthma ... #Differential #
Obstructive Lung Diseases - Pathophysiology

 • Chronic Bronchitis
 • Emphysema
 • Asthma
 • Bronchitis

Sarah Lyon @sarahthelyon

#Obstructive
Lung Diseases - Pathophysiology ... Emphysema • Asthma ... Lung #Diseases #Pathophysiology ... #Pulmonary
Inflammatory mechanism of asthma. 
Airway epithelial cells exposed to activation stimuli, including allergens, viruses, and irritants,
Inflammatory mechanism of asthma ... mast cells, and basophils ... mast cells and basophils ... #asthma #pathophysiology
Erythroderma - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Extensive cutaneous capillary dilation, results in widespread exfoliation of the
Pathophysiology: ... Eosinophils 3) Basophils ... Nikolsky #Algorithm #Differential
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential ... Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary ... Bronchospasm, Pulmonary ... Airway Disease: Asthma ... Hypoxemia #hypoxia #Differential
Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Acute Dyspnea - Differential ... Vascular • Pulmonary ... Airway (Wheeze) • Asthma ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential
Asthma: immunopathogenesis. 
Allergens attach to, and are taken up by, dendritic cells that he the respiratory
Asthma: immunopathogenesis ... B cells. which differentiate ... production allergic asthma ... #Pathophysiology ... #Pulmonary
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
of Hypoxemia- Differential ... Airway Disease (Asthma ... lung disease • Pulmonary ... Septal Defect Pulmonary ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #Differential
Causes of Pediatric Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
CXR Abnormal:
 • Pulmonary Sequestration
 • Congenital Adenoid Cystic
Pediatric Wheezing - Differential ... Abnormal: • Pulmonary ... Beta-Agonist: • Asthma ... Wheezing #Wheeze #Differential ... Peds #Pediatrics #Pulmonary
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Dyspnea - Differential ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... • Airways: - Asthma ... #dyspnea #sob #differential ... diagnosis #causes #pulmonary