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Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Exacerbation of COPD ... newly diagnosed COPD ... : • Clinical examination ... MatthewHoMD #COPD ... #AECOPD #Algorithm
On the left a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and bilateral peripheral consolidations as a result of
Patients with OP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... Cryptogenic #Organizing ... RheumatoidArthritis #ILD
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... Cryptogenic #Organizing ... #Pneumonia #ILD
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
the diagnosis of cryptogenic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... Cryptogenic #Organizing ... #Pneumonia #ILD
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Asthma • COPD ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... Pneumonia • ARDS • COPD ... Interstitium • ILD
In the images on your left you can appreciate again the spectrum of findings seen in
The first (top left ... The second (top ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #NSIP ... NonspecificInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Intraoperative Cardiac Free Wall Rupture
Free wall rupture...yes we can save them
Following a syncope event, a 72-y
event, a 72-y old ... crash into the chest ... were used as a second ... home 10 days post-op ... cardiothoracic #surgery #clinical