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Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
of AECOPD: • Clinical ... examination • Continuous ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
Right ventricle enlargement
First study the PA and lateral chest film and then continue reading.
On these chest
film and then continue ... arrow), while the pulmonary ... the right lower pulmonary ... development of pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... Lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... , hypoxia, and pulmonary
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
CPAP - Continuous ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... hair) • Risk Of Clinical
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
aeruginosa Clinical ... in adults with clinically ... confirmation of need for continued ... confirmation of need for continued ... Management #treatment #Pulmonary
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... - 3 weeks or continue ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... Change in clinical ... days before Pulmonary ... Screen for OSA • Continue
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
characterized by continued ... redistribution of the pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... CHF #Alveolar #Pulmonary
Managing side effects of birth control

Adverse effects associated with hormonal contraceptives (e.g. headache, breakthrough bleeding, etc)
diminished with continuous ... If a patient continues ... experience ADRs despite continuous
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
), Cardiogenic pulmonary ... Modes: • CPAP - Continuous ... #indications #pulmonary