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Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Algorithm for Chronic ... #COPD #Treatment ... #Algorithm #Management ... #Pulmonary #LABA ... #ICS #Pharmacology
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease grade. Highlighted boxes and arrows
algorithms by Global ... LAMA: long-acting ... #Management #Pulmonary ... #COPD #GOLD2017 ... #LAMA #LABA #ICS
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... for alternate diagnoses ... ventilated • CXR, Lung ... #AECOPD #Algorithm ... #treatment #pulmonary
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
The diagnosis ... overlap; ICS = ... corticosteroids; LABA ... #Differences #Algorithm ... #Treatment
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Labs: • BMP (quantify ... Other tests: • CT chest ... sparing of the lung ... seen on chest CT ... #management #treatment
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... obstruction • COPD ... in the adjacent lung ... mycobacteria Treatment ... • Preventing exacerbations
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
• Itraconazole is ... : • Labs nonspecific ... aches, joint pain, chest ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... Determine if any labs ... change CV risk Chest ... unless prior heart/lung ... stratification #diagnosis