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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
COPD assessment and classification as proposed by GOLD 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2017 Reports. For further
Research Council; CAT ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... History #Comparison #Staging ... #Severity #mMRC ... #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
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
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 • COPD Definition
 • Role of PFTs
 • COPD Classification and
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... Classification ... and Evaluation (GOLD ... #Obstructive #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #management
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... • Sputum gram stain ... airflow limitation (GOLD ... Assess severity ... 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 ... differential #algorithm #management
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
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
cough Pleuritic CP ... -> Miliary TB Can ... and quantiferon-gold ... : • Acid-fast staining ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
cough Pleuritic CP ... -> Miliary TB Can ... and quantiferon-gold ... : • Acid-fast staining ... TB #Diagnosis #Management