You can do it with a CXR, COPD shows up as light areas at the base of the lobes. History is also a good way of differentiating. Asthma (although people do suffer from adult onset Asthma) tends to occur earlier on in life, in response to certain triggers like house dust mite excrement etc. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder will likely present in a much older individual, typically a smoker and there may be some industrial disease element to the disorder.
Asthma suffers tend to have other allergies, steroids will be of benefit and salbutemol inhalers will provide good relief. Put these three together and you can answer the clinical question and differentiate between the diagnosis.
So if Pt A is a 4 yo with coughing and wheezing particularly when it is dusty, has hayfever and eczema -ve CXR and responds well to steroid inhaler sounds like asthma.
If Pt B is a 70 yo smoker, worked in the coal and building industry, coughs up black phlegm and shows clear white patches at the base of the lungs on CXR that sounds like COPD to me.
you're slightly youthful for COPD except you've a particular uncommon disease or you've been smoking like loopy because you've been little. allergies might want to be chanced on at any time. There are diverse checks you may do which incorporates pfts (pulmonary function sorting out) and sorting out to work out in the adventure that your airflows strengthen after a bronchodilator, etc.
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You can do it with a CXR, COPD shows up as light areas at the base of the lobes. History is also a good way of differentiating. Asthma (although people do suffer from adult onset Asthma) tends to occur earlier on in life, in response to certain triggers like house dust mite excrement etc. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder will likely present in a much older individual, typically a smoker and there may be some industrial disease element to the disorder.
Asthma suffers tend to have other allergies, steroids will be of benefit and salbutemol inhalers will provide good relief. Put these three together and you can answer the clinical question and differentiate between the diagnosis.
So if Pt A is a 4 yo with coughing and wheezing particularly when it is dusty, has hayfever and eczema -ve CXR and responds well to steroid inhaler sounds like asthma.
If Pt B is a 70 yo smoker, worked in the coal and building industry, coughs up black phlegm and shows clear white patches at the base of the lungs on CXR that sounds like COPD to me.
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you're slightly youthful for COPD except you've a particular uncommon disease or you've been smoking like loopy because you've been little. allergies might want to be chanced on at any time. There are diverse checks you may do which incorporates pfts (pulmonary function sorting out) and sorting out to work out in the adventure that your airflows strengthen after a bronchodilator, etc.
by getting a pulmonary lung test, and some blood work done
Asthma is triggered breathing difficulty.
COPD is constant and may be caused by a variety of reasons.