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GOLD 2009 guidelines for therapy at each stage of COPD
#Diagnosis #Management #Pulmonary #COPD #GOLD #Staging #Severity
each stage of COPD ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pulmonary #COPD ... #GOLD #Staging ... #Severity #Classification
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 • COPD Definition
 • Role of PFTs
 • COPD Classification and
Disease (COPD) ... • COPD Definition ... Role of PFTs • COPD ... co-morbidities • COPD ... #Disease #COPD
COPD assessment and classification as proposed by GOLD 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2017 Reports. For further
COPD assessment ... Obstructive Lung Disease ... Council; CAT: COPD ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #COPD #Assessment
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) - Differential Diagnosis Table

Warm AIHA (48-70%)
Cold AHA (16-32%)
 • Donath-Landsteiner HA (paroxysmal
AIHA (48-70%) Cold ... HA (paroxysmal cold ... hemoglobinuria) • Cold ... Agglutinin Disease ... Diagnosis #Table #hematology
GOLD2017 - The refined ABCD assessment tool. FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC: forced vital
Obstructive Lung Disease ... Council; CAT: COPD ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #COPD #GOLD2017 ... Staging #Grading #Classification
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin ... of Cold Sensitive ... Cold Agglutinins ... anemia • Cold ... (RBCs) at cold
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Autoimmune (AIHA)"Cold ... (e.g. primary cold ... agglutin disease ... e.g. sickle cell disease ... differential #diagnosis #hematology
Expected DAT Results in Autoimmune Hemolysis
DAT Negative Hemolysis
 • DAT Poly ( - ), IgG (
in Autoimmune Hemolysis ... , C3d ( +/- ) Cold ... agglutinin disease ... ) Paroxysmal cold ... #hematology #diagnosis
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