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Spirometry - PFT Interpretation Algorithm

- BWH Medicine Chiefs @BrighamChiefs

#Spirometry #PFTs #Interpretation #Algorithm #diagnosis #differential #pulmonary #function
Spirometry - PFT ... Interpretation ... Algorithm - BWH ... differential #pulmonary #function ... #testing
Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Restrictive Lung Disease:
 • Chest wall or neuromuscular disorders
 • Interstitial
Pulmonary Function ... Testing (PFT) Interpretation ... Algorithm Restrictive ... #Testing #PFT # ... PFTs #Interpretation
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Pulmonary Function ... Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation ... Algorithm • Normal ... Non-Emphysematous COPD ... Emphysematous COPD
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
Overlap and COPD ... symptoms, and spirometry ... such as blood analysis ... ACO = asthma-COPD ... #Differences #Algorithm
Flowchart to interpreting pleural fluid analysis using Light's criteria and based on the British Thoracic Society
pleural fluid analysis ... medical diagrams, tables ... #pleuralfluid #analysis ... #interpretation ... lights #criteria #algorithm
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
Arthrocentesis Interpretation ... RBC's Crystal analysis ... MSU: Gout • CPPD ... Lyme: Serological testing ... #joint #fluid #analysis
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
and Blood Gas Analysis ... obstruction • COPD ... acidbase #workup #algorithm ... respiratory #bloodgas #interpretation
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
An Algorithm for ... Subglottic): • Functional ... : Vocal fold paralysis ... Bronchoconstriction: Asthma, COPD ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
and Management Algorithm ... onset, severe, tearing ... up, Pericardial friction ... , Dyspnea, H/O COPD ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... Functional status ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... surgery Stress Testing ... preoperative stress testing