11 results
GOLD 2009 guidelines for therapy at each stage of COPD
#Diagnosis #Management #Pulmonary #COPD #GOLD #Staging #Severity
#Diagnosis #Management ... #Pulmonary #COPD ... #GOLD #Staging ... #Severity #Classification ... #FEV1 #FEV1FVC
Classic (2009) Spirometric GOLD Classification of COPD Severity Based on Postbronchodilator FEV
#Diagnosis #Pulmonary #COPD #GOLD #Staging
of COPD Severity ... #Pulmonary #COPD ... #GOLD #Staging ... #Severity #Classification ... #FEV1 #FEV1FVC
COPD assessment and classification as proposed by GOLD 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2017 Reports. For further
and classification ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... History #Comparison #Staging ... #Severity #mMRC ... #FEV1FVC #mMRC
GOLD2017 - The refined ABCD assessment tool. FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC: forced vital
vital capacity; GOLD ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #Staging #Grading ... #Classification ... #FEV1FVC #mMRC
Shock Types and Classification
DISTRIBUTIVE 66%
 • Sepsis/SIRS, anaphylaxis, adrenal insufficiency, liver failure, toxins, spinal/neurogenic
 • Warm
bleed), third spacing ... overdiuresis • Cold ... • MI, CHF • Cold ... tamponade • Cold ... #diagnosis #differential
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
tachycardia, dyspnea, cold ... beriberi CARDIOGENIC (Cold ... ring OBSTRUCTIVE (Cold ... #types #diagnosis ... #criticalcare #differential
Shock Classification and Differential Diagnosis
SHOCK
 • MAP <65, SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock Classification ... and Differential ... Diagnosis SHOCK ... Medications, Spinal Cord ... , CVP > 12 • Pulmonary
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
for alternate diagnoses ... • Sputum gram stain ... airflow limitation (GOLD ... severity of AECOPD ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Imaging and more ... with presence of pulmonary ... non-congested profile (“Cold ... and congested (“Cold ... #diagnosis #differential
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Growers (Runyon Classification ... Growers (Runyon Classification ... Primarily occurs in severely ... Clinical (Symptoms, Imaging ... NTM #Infections #differential