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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 • COPD Definition
 • Role of PFTs
 • COPD Classification and
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... antibiotics or steroids ... Antimuscarinics) - Anti-inflammatory ... #Obstructive #Pulmonary ... COPD #diagnosis #management
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
RF, CCP, CPK, anti-scl70 ... anticentromere ab, Anti-dsDNA ... Severe/ failure steroids ... Pneumonia #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Asteroid hyalosis in the anterior vitreous cavity on slit lamp exam

These are refractive, calcific particles suspended
Asteroid hyalosis ... doctor.deepak/ #AsteroidHyalosis ... #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #ocular
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
corticosteroids +/- anti-fungal ... voriconazole) • Anti-lgE ... considered as as steroid ... Aspergillosis #ABPA #pulmonary ... #diagnosis #management
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
/SSA & Anti-La/SSB ... gland) biopsy • Ocular ... Disease: • 10%-15% Pulmonary ... , INC risk PE, Pulmonary ... Rheumatology #Diagnosis #Management
Anti-GIomeruIar Basement Membrane Disease (Goodpasture's Disease)

What is it? A small vessel vasculitis with circulating antibodies directed
Anti-GIomeruIar ... • Pulse dose steroids ... Daily sessions to clear ... @PulmPEEPs #Anti ... diagnosis #nephrology #pulmonary