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

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
Overlap and COPD ... initially requires an evaluation ... such as blood analysis ... agonist; LAMA = long-acting ... #Differences #Algorithm
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Left-Sided Heart Dysfunction ... • Valvular Lung ... Hypoxemia: • COPD ... #Causes
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
 Most common cause ... areflexia  Autonomic dysfunction ... cranial nerve dysfunction ... relapses, requires long-term ...  Spinal Cord
Male Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erectile Dysfunction
 - Psychological
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Sensate • Focus ... • Spinal Cord ... #endocrinology ... #causes
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
weakness - Bladder dysfunction ... patients with a long ... - Sphincter dysfunction ... - Flaccid paralysis ... rectal sphincter paralysis
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... Spastic paresis/paralysis ... Causes: 1. ... Bowel and bladder dysfunction ... differential #algorithm
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
 • ACTH stimulation test - Synthetic ACTH does not stimulate cortisol secretion because
secretion because the dysfunctional ... aldosterone - Low in cases ... atrophied from a long-term ... Insufficiency #Evaluation ... diagnosis #testing #endocrinology