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Key features on examination in COPD (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)

#Diagnosis #PhysicalExam #COPD #Manifestations #Features #Diagram
examination in COPD ... Chronic obstructive pulmonary ... disease) #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam # ... COPD #Manifestations
Expected DAT Results in Autoimmune Hemolysis
DAT Negative Hemolysis
 • DAT Poly ( - ), IgG (
in Autoimmune Hemolysis ... , C3d ( +/- ) Cold ... agglutinin disease ... ) Paroxysmal cold ... #hematology #diagnosis
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Massive Hemoptysis ... Interventions - Cold ... Saline (50 Cc Ns ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #workup #pulmonary
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Hemoptysis - Differential ... in 24h Airway disease ... carcinoid, Mets), COPD ... Kaposi's sarcoma • Rheumatologic ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 • COPD Definition
 • Role of PFTs
 • COPD Classification and
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... Disease (COPD) ... #Obstructive #Pulmonary ... #Disease #COPD ... management #GOLD2022 #treatment
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Differential Diagnosis Pulmonary ... Acute: Trauma, COPD ... Chronic: Asthma, COPD ... Pleural effusion, Pulmonary ... hernia, Obesity CNS
IDSA Aspergillosis Treatment
 • Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA)
 • CNS aspergillosis
 • Cardiac Aspergillus infection
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Aspergillosis Treatment ... • Invasive pulmonary ... aspergillosis (IPA) • CNS ... eye Infectious Diseases ... Aspergillosis #Treatment
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
pneumonia • Water: pulmonary ... pneumothorax, COPD ... asthma • Pleural disease ... Hypoventilation: • CNS ... Algorithm #rapid #pulmonary
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Autoimmune (AIHA)"Cold ... (e.g. primary cold ... agglutin disease ... e.g. sickle cell disease ... differential #diagnosis #hematology
Warm vs Cold Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia:
 • Mechanism: IgG and Complement-mediated
 • Etiology:
Warm vs Cold Autoimmune ... Spherocytes • Treatment ... Mostly transient hemolysis ... • Treatment: Warm ... Hemolytic #Anemia #hematology