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Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Exacerbation of COPD ... , Lung US, Echo, ... COPD Assess ... MatthewHoMD #COPD ... #pulmonary
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
sliding/barcode sign ... Consolidations - "Shred" sign ... sliding COPD or ... #differential # ... diagnosis #signs
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Diagnosis by Mechanism ... carcinoma of the lung ... hemorrhage) - Pulmonary ... e.g. pneumonia, COPD ... #Diagnosis #Table
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Hemoptysis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... carcinoid, Mets), COPD ... Infection: Bacterial (TB ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
heart failure, COPD ... , Lung cancer, Primary ... Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... Fungal, AFB), TB ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... westermani • Other: TB ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
obstruction • COPD ... • Infection: TB ... Nasal polyps and signs ... Physical stigmata of cor ... #differential #
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
The diagnosis of ... the peripheral lung ... chronic bronchitis, COPD ... #Pulmonary #Bronchiectasis ... #Differential #
When a rib fracture heals, the callus formation may create a mass-like appearance (blue arrow).
Sometimes a
is necessary to differentiate ... fracture from a lung ... a patient with COPD ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Old #RibFracture
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... • Bilateral signs ... , Hep A/B/CMV, TB ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... management #neurology #differential