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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
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
GOLD2017 - The refined ABCD assessment tool. FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC: forced vital
Lung Disease; mMRC ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #Staging #Grading ... #Classification ... #FEV1FVC #mMRC
Classic (2009) Spirometric GOLD Classification of COPD Severity Based on Postbronchodilator FEV
#Diagnosis #Pulmonary #COPD #GOLD #Staging
of COPD Severity ... FEV #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #COPD #GOLD #Staging ... #Severity #Classification ... #FEV1 #FEV1FVC
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 • COPD Definition
 • Role of PFTs
 • COPD Classification and
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... Classification ... assessment (can use mMRC ... #diagnosis #management ... #GOLD2022 #treatment
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... • Sputum gram stain ... Assess severity ... #Exacerbation #treatment ... #pulmonary
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Diagnosis and Management ... count < 4,000 cells ... Rules: Pneumonia Severity ... Pretreatment Gram stain ... #treatment #Pulmonary
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
HIV-infected patients starting ... increase in CD4+ cells ... median 48 days) Severity ... Guidelines recommend starting ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management