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First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
Asthma, Asthma-COPD ... Overlap and COPD ... summary of the differential ... ACO = asthma-COPD ... overlap; ICS =
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) - Differential Diagnosis Table

Warm AIHA (48-70%)
Cold AHA (16-32%)
 • Donath-Landsteiner HA (paroxysmal
Anemia (AIHA) - Differential ... Diagnosis Table ... AIHA (48-70%) Cold ... #Anemia #AIHA #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Table
Daliresp (Roflumilast) 
Indication: Reduce risk of COPD exacerbations 
Drug Class: Selective Phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) Inhibitor 
GOLD 2019
Reduce risk of COPD ... Initiate if severe COPD ... Therapy (LAMA/LABA/ICS ... Dosing: 250 mcg tablet ... low, adding an ICS
Central distribution is seen in sarcoidosis and cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
Peripheral distribution is mainly seen in cryptogenic
organizing pneumonia (COP ... HRCT #ChestCT #Differential ... #Table #Distribution
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Hyponatremia - Differential ... e.g. pneumonia, COPD ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Table
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Artery Disease • Stable ... • Asthma • COPD ... Pneumonia • ARDS • COPD ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Shock - Differential ... Anaphylaxis - Spinal cord ... DrEricStrong #Shock #Differential ... Classification #Table
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
, Acute spinal cord ... finding in spinal cord ... Testing #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #table
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
implies being able ... test is one that picks ... it has a narrow focus ... #Calculation #Table
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... The table summarizes ... to think of the differential ... called cryptogenic (COP ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant