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GOLD 2009 guidelines for therapy at each stage of COPD
#Diagnosis #Management #Pulmonary #COPD #GOLD #Staging #Severity
GOLD 2009 guidelines ... each stage of COPD ... #Pulmonary #COPD ... #GOLD #Staging ... #FEV1 #FEV1FVC
Classic (2009) Spirometric GOLD Classification of COPD Severity Based on Postbronchodilator FEV
#Diagnosis #Pulmonary #COPD #GOLD #Staging
2009) Spirometric GOLD ... of COPD Severity ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #COPD #GOLD #Staging ... #FEV1 #FEV1FVC
GOLD2017 - The refined ABCD assessment tool. FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC: forced vital
FEV1: forced expiratory ... vital capacity; GOLD ... Council; CAT: COPD ... #COPD #GOLD2017 ... #FEV1FVC #mMRC
COPD assessment and classification as proposed by GOLD 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2017 Reports. For further
COPD assessment ... as proposed by GOLD ... GOLD: Global Initiative ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... Severity #mMRC #FEV1FVC
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 • COPD Definition
 • Role of PFTs
 • COPD Classification and
Classification ... and Evaluation (GOLD ... post-bronchodilator FEV1 ... steroids) - GOLD ... #diagnosis #management
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
brain or spinal cord ... CARDIOGENIC (Cold ... OBSTRUCTIVE (Cold ... HYPOVOLEMIC (Cold ... #cold #warm #wet
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
tachycardia, dyspnea, cold ... brain or spinal cord ... beriberi CARDIOGENIC (Cold ... ring OBSTRUCTIVE (Cold ... cardiomyopathy HYPOVOLEMIC (Cold
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Exacerbation of COPD ... • Sputum gram stain ... airflow limitation (GOLD ... newly diagnosed COPD ... MatthewHoMD #COPD
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
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
macrophages and T cells ... Langerhans giant cells ... and quantiferon-gold ... : • Acid-fast staining ... TB #Diagnosis #Management