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Obstructive Lung Diseases - Pathophysiology

 • Chronic Bronchitis
 • Emphysema
 • Asthma
 • Bronchitis

Sarah Lyon @sarahthelyon

#Obstructive
Obstructive Lung Diseases ... Pathophysiology • Chronic ... Emphysema • Asthma ... Obstructive #Lung #Diseases
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
exacerbation, Asthma ... : Asthma, COPD, ... Neuromuscular disease ... Glycogen storage disease ... Mitochondrial disease
Consensus diagnostic criteria for asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS) in patients with airflow limitation. COPD=chronic obstructive pulmonary
diagnostic criteria for asthma-COPD ... COPD=chronic obstructive ... pulmonary disease ... OverlapSyndrome #Asthma
Causes of Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Abnormal Chest X-Ray:
 • Chronic Infection (Eg. Fungal, Tuberculosis)
Causes of Chronic ... • Interstitial Disease ... Bronchiectasis Obstructive Disease ... FVC < LLN): • Asthma ... Lower Airway: • Asthma
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Foreign Body Airway Disease ... : Asthma, COPD, ... organ/systemic disease ... Schema #Acute #Chronic
Asthma
Chronic lung disease characterized by airway inflammation, airway and variable expiratory air flow obstruction
There are 2
Asthma Chronic ... lung disease characterized ... @PulmPEEPs #Asthma
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Eosinophilic Lung Diseases ... cough, SOB • Chronic ... 45yo, F; Hx of asthma ... Weeks) - Hx of asthma ... , CF; Chronic cough
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... • Sub-Valvular Disease ... Coronary Artery Disease ... Obstruction • Asthma ... Metabolic Acidosis #Chronic
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Cardiomyopathy • Valvular disease ... Bronchitis • Chronic ... obstructive pulmonary disease ... • Asthma • ... Interstitial lung disease
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
allergic reaction or asthma ... Disorders: • Chronic ... Colitis and Crohn’s Disease ... • Asthma Hypothyroidism