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Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... of Acute Exacerbation ... limitation (GOLD Ill ... #COPD #AECOPD #Algorithm ... #treatment #pulmonary
Diagnostic approach to acute exacerbation in interstitial lung disease.  Abbreviation: ILD, interstitial lung disease; GGO,
approach to acute exacerbation ... Abbreviation: ILD ... #Algorithm #Acute ... #Exacerbation # ... Disease #Diagnosis #Pulmonary
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
a patient with CHF ... compared to the old ... redistribution of pulmonary ... #Exacerbation # ... Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Differential Diagnosis Pulmonary ... : Trauma, COPD exacerbation ... Asthma attack, ILD ... , COPD, CTEPH, ILD ... decompensated CHF
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
Diagnostic algorithm ... with suspected pulmonary ... CHD, congenital ... bronchopulmonary dysplasia; CLD ... Hypertension #Workup #Algorithm
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Interstitium • ILD ... • CHF • Sarcoidosis ... * • Pulmonary ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
The pulmonary vascular ... comparison with old ... during a period of CHF ... Radiology #CXR #CHF ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
Pulmonary Function Test (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Approach to PFTs:
1) Look at Flow-Volume Loop if available
2) FEV1/FVC <
Pulmonary Function ... Test (PFT) Interpretation ... Algorithm Approach ... (restrictive component ... #Algorithm #diagnosis
Approach to the diagnosis of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis. 
*Consider additional test: bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage, transbronchial
cHP = chronic hypersensitivity ... #pneumonitis #pulmonary ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #HP #ILD
Basic Interpretation
A structured approach to interpretation of HRCT involves the following questions:
What is the dominant HR-pattern:
reticular
nodular
high
Basic Interpretation ... structured approach to interpretation ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Algorithm #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant