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Asthma vs COPD Presentation and Diagnosis
Asthma:
 • Epidemiology: Age usually < 45, History (personal or family)
frequent • Symptoms: Cough ... Dyspnea, Wheeze, Chest ... years • Symptoms: Cough ... Cyanosis, Barrel chest ... , Pursed lip breathing
COPD Physical Exam Likelihood Ratios
Barrel Chest - LR 1.5
Pursed Lip Breathing - LR 2.7
Reduced breath sounds
COPD Physical Exam ... Ratios Barrel Chest ... 1.5 Pursed Lip Breathing ... Hyperresonance of chest ... SatyaPatelMD #COPD
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hemoptysis (blood in cough ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Cough - Diagnostic ... Disease: Asthma, COPD ... Eosinophilic, Habit cough ... @Ndouthit #Cough ... #Differential #Algorithm
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Response Management Algorithm ... pneumothorax, COPD ... 12 / shallow breathing ... MG, ALS) • ↓ chest ... compliance (e.g., flail chest
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Interpretation Algorithm ... Carboxyhemoglobinemia • Chest ... Non-Emphysematous COPD ... Emphysematous COPD ... Interpretation #Algorithm
Patterns of disease in advanced COPD

Type A: 
Pink Puffer (Emphysema Predominant) 
Major complaint is dyspnea, often
disease in advanced COPD ... Cough is rare, with ... Chest is very quiet ... complaint is chronic cough ... Chest is noisy,
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Acute Pediatric Cough ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tachypnea - Normal Chest ... pneumonia #Acute #Cough ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Restrictive Lung Disease:
 • Chest wall or neuromuscular disorders
 • Interstitial
Interpretation Algorithm ... Lung Disease: • Chest ... Emphysematous COPD ... Non-emphysematous COPD ... Interpretation #Algorithm
Croup Diagnosis and Management Pearls
Common childhood illness, usually viral and self limiting. Characterised by a seal-like
seal-like "barking" cough ... (non-specific cough ... recession, see-saw breathing ... Seal-like barking cough ... The degree of chest