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Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Restrictive Lung Disease:
 • Chest wall or neuromuscular disorders
 • Interstitial
Pulmonary Function ... Testing (PFT) Interpretation ... Algorithm Restrictive ... disorders • Interstitial ... #Function #Testing
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... per 100,000 hospital ... other processes Workup ... strep, HIV • CTD workup ... #BOOP #pulmonary
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Pulmonary Arterial ... Hypoxemia: • COPD ... • Interstitial ... #Causes
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Disease (Asthma, COPD ... • Vascular (PE ... Limitation • Interstitial ... lung disease ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Hypereosinophilia Different Diagnosis and Workup
Secondary causes are broad so start with a med review, the most
Secondary causes ... are broad so start ... the US inpatient setting ... infections take the top ... #algorithm
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artery Disease • Stable ... • Asthma • COPD ... Interstitium
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
The idiopathic interstitial ... indicates unknown cause ... listed in the table ... of NSIP, UIP, OP ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
: Interstitial lung ... failure • There are ... ventilation (V) in the lungs ... Pneumonia, asthma, COPD ... bypassing the lungs
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
lung disease comes ... low attenuation (table ... lung disease and ... seen and in many cases ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
carcinoma of the lung ... hemorrhage) - Pulmonary ... e.g. pneumonia, COPD ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes #Sodium