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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
and classification ... #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 ... #Pulmonary #COPD ... #GOLD #Staging ... #Severity #Classification ... #FEV1 #FEV1FVC
GOLD2017 - The refined ABCD assessment tool. FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC: forced vital
#Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #COPD #GOLD2017 ... #Staging #Grading ... #Classification ... #FEV1FVC #mMRC
Shock Classification and Differential Diagnosis
SHOCK
 • MAP <65, SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
 •
Shock Classification ... and Differential Diagnosis ... Medications, Spinal Cord ... , CVP > 12 • Pulmonary ... Losses, Third Spacing
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
for alternate diagnoses ... • Sputum gram stain ... deficiency for newly diagnosed ... severity of AECOPD ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
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 ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... Clinical (Symptoms, Imaging
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis ... count < 4,000 cells ... Rules: Pneumonia Severity ... Pretreatment Gram stain ... Management #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 ... Lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... Guidelines recommend starting