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

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
and COPD The diagnosis ... of exposure to respiratory ... and pattern of respiratory ... the differential diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Management
Cervical Lymphadenopathy - Lymph Node Drainage
Preauricular nodes - Drain scalp, skin
 • Differential diagnosis: Scalp infections,
• Differential diagnosis ... cell carcinomas Posterior ... genitourinary tract, pulmonary ... mycobacterial/fungal ... Mononucleosis, upper respiratory
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... • CD4 < 200: Pulmonary ... Urine Histo Ag, Respiratory ... ID_fellows #Pulmonary ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis
GOLD2017 - The refined ABCD assessment tool. FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC: forced vital
FEV1: forced expiratory ... COPD Assessment Test ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary
CGD and Mulch Pneumonitis
This acute fulminant invasive fungal pneumonia in absence of iatrogenic or exogenous immunosuppression
fulminant invasive fungal ... to aerosolized fungal ... and evidence of pulmonary ... progress to fulminant respiratory ... granulomatous #disease #diagnosis
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
- Differential Diagnosis ... Contaminated food • Respiratory ... anthrax: Nonspecific respiratory ... phase of severe respiratory ... #differential #diagnosis
Flail Chest- Check out the paradoxical chest wall movement 
Typical management: opiates for analgesia, intubation due
movement Typical management ... Pattern #Trauma #Video ... #PhysicalExam #Pulmonary ... #Respiratory
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis ... tachypnea with no respiratory ... , Diaphoresis, Pulmonary ... Metabolic Acidosis, Respiratory ... Toxicity #Toxicology #diagnosis
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
- Differential Diagnosis ... Infection (TB, Fungal ... Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Respiratory ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #radiology
Oxygen Delivery Systems
Nasal Cannula:
 • Flow: 1 - 6 L/min
 • FiO2: 25 - 40% (-4%/L
Device: Face Tent ... Delivery #Systems #respiratory ... support #devices #management ... #pulmonary #comparison