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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 ... neuromuscular disorders ... #Algorithm #diagnosis
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation ... Algorithm • Normal ... Neuromuscular Disorders ... Non-Emphysematous COPD ... Emphysematous COPD
Capnography
Measurement of exhaled carbon dioxide can be used to confirm ETT placement, for safer procedural sedation,
• PETCO2 - End-tidal ... The Capnograph waveform ... airway obstruction, copd ... #Capnography #interpretation ... #waveforms #patterns
Spirometry - PFT Interpretation Algorithm

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#Spirometry #PFTs #Interpretation #Algorithm #diagnosis #differential #pulmonary #function
Spirometry - PFT Interpretation ... Algorithm - ... #Algorithm #diagnosis ... #differential # ... pulmonary #function #testing
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypoxemia: • COPD ... PulmonaryHypertension #PHTN #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Secondary IgA Nephropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • GI disorders: Celiac disease, Crohn's disease,
Nephropathy - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • GI disorders ... : COPD, cystic fibrosis ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
lymphoproliferative disorder ... infection, autoimmune disorder ... Positive Coombs testing ... younger pts) Differential ... Monoclonal IgM Includes Disorders
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Response Management Algorithm ... pneumothorax, COPD ... Neuromuscular disorders ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm
Pediatric Mouth Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Teeth:
 • Teething
Painful - Gastrointestinal:
 • Crohn's Disease
 • Ulcerative
Pediatric Mouth Disorders ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Teeth: • Teething ... #Differential #
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Eosinophil Disorders ... Testing Algorithm ... INDICATIONS FOR TESTING ... #Eosinophil #Disorders ... #Algorithm #Differential