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Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Restrictive Lung Disease:
 • Chest wall or neuromuscular disorders
 • Interstitial
Pulmonary Function ... Interpretation Algorithm ... Lung Disease Obstructive ... Lung Disease: ... #diagnosis #asthma
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Interpretation Algorithm ... • Interstitial Lung ... Disease • Asthma ... Emphysematous COPD ... #diagnosis
GOLD2017 - The refined ABCD assessment tool. FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC: forced vital
Chronic Obstructive Lung ... Disease; mMRC: ... modified Medical ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #COPD #GOLD2017
COPD assessment and classification as proposed by GOLD 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2017 Reports. For further
COPD assessment ... Chronic Obstructive Lung ... Disease; mMRC: ... modified Medical ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pulmonary ... • Valvular Lung ... Hypoxemia: • COPD
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Ventilation ... (Asthma, COPD) ... • Interstitial lung ... diseasePulmonary
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Cavitary Lung Disease ... and Workup Algorithm ... Acute / Subacute ... #Disease #Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
organizing pneumonia (COP ... pneumonia (DIP), Acute ... Eosinophilic pneumonia: Acute ... #diagnosis #differential ... #pulmonary #causes
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Medical Treatment ... Algorithm for Chronic ... Disease Initial ... disease (COPD) ... #Algorithm #Management
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pericardial ... • Sub-Valvular Disease ... Stable Angina • Acute ... • Asthma • COPD