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Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Tests (PFTs) - ... Interpretation Algorithm ... • Interstitial Lung ... Disease • Asthma ... #diagnosis
Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Restrictive Lung Disease:
 • Chest wall or neuromuscular disorders
 • Interstitial
Pulmonary Function ... Interpretation Algorithm ... • Asthma/asthmatic ... #Testing #PFT #PFTs ... #diagnosis #asthma
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
, Asthma-COPD Overlap ... diagnosis of COPD ... summary of the differential ... ACO = asthma-COPD ... #Differences #Algorithm
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
(LFTs) - Differential ... Hepatopathy • Acute ... Drug-induced liver injury ... #LFTs #Differential ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Airway Disease (Asthma ... , COPD) • Vascular ... • Interstitial lung ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Obstruction • Asthma ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Airway Disease: Asthma ... , COPD, Sinusitis ... ILD Malignancy: Lung ... #Schema #Acute ... #Algorithm
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
/asthma • Pleural ... atelectasis • Lung ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #pulmonary
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
→ liver test abnormalities ... Differential Diagnosis ... Diagnosis #hepatology ... #algorithm #Transaminitis ... #LFTs #hepatitis
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
the severity Acute ... sliding COPD or ... Asthma: - Bilateral ... #differential # ... diagnosis #signs