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Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Exacerbation of COPD ... • Sputum gram stain ... , Lung US, Echo, ... newly diagnosed COPD ... MatthewHoMD #COPD
Pneumonia on Chest Xray and POCUS

Extensive pneumonia in lower left lobe (red arrow). 
POCUS: Dynamic air
Pneumonia on Chest Xray ... POCUS: Dynamic air ... #CXR #Comparison ... #Clinical #Lung ... #Pulmonary #Clinical
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
severe cases - Dynamic ... atelectasis has static ... sliding COPD or ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Lung Collapse with Hepatization and Static Air bronchograms

For mucus plug: Hepatization w static bronchograms. These images
Lung Collapse with ... resolution on US and CXR ... @mackendc #Lung ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #pocus
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
& lower airway collapse ... in obstructive lung ... In COPD, decreases ... edema) • COPD ... patients (ie., CHF or COPD
Absent Lung Sliding on Lung POCUS
Absent Lung Sliding with B-mode does not just mean PTX. It
on Lung POCUS ... ARDS) - severe COPD ... #Sliding #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #pulmonary
"COPD exacerbation" CXR ?RUL pneum. Worsening clinically ED despite resuscitation abx/steroids/fluids. Thoracic POCUS shows consolidation +
"COPD exacerbation ... " CXR ? ... Worsening clinically ... Thoracic POCUS shows ... #POCUS #Lung #Empyema
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound - A-Lines, B-Lines, Consolidation
A-Profile - Air filled lung does not transmit sound
are air filled: static ... fluid filled: dynamic ... #Ultrasound #POCUS ... Differential #Diagnosis #clinical ... #pulmonary
When a rib fracture heals, the callus formation may create a mass-like appearance (blue arrow).
Sometimes a
fracture from a lung ... Notice the large lung ... a patient with COPD ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Old #RibFracture
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
injury → mucous stasis ... obstruction • COPD ... Physical stigmata of cor ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung