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Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
for alternate diagnoses ... airflow limitation (GOLD ... deficiency for newly diagnosed ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
TB • LTBI is diagnosed ... result with no clinical ... QuantiFERON-TB Gold ... Mycobacterial culture • Gold ... used to exclude 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
• HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... and quantiferon-gold ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
• HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... and quantiferon-gold ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis
GOLD 2009 guidelines for therapy at each stage of COPD
#Diagnosis #Management #Pulmonary #COPD #GOLD #Staging #Severity
GOLD 2009 guidelines ... stage of COPD #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pulmonary ... #COPD #GOLD #Staging
COPD assessment and classification as proposed by GOLD 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2017 Reports. For further
as proposed by GOLD ... GOLD: Global Initiative ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 • COPD Definition
 • Role of PFTs
 • COPD Classification and
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... and Evaluation (GOLD ... steroids) - GOLD ... #Obstructive #Pulmonary ... Disease #COPD #diagnosis
GOLD2017 - The refined ABCD assessment tool. FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC: forced vital
vital capacity; GOLD ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
ring OBSTRUCTIVE (Cold ... and Dry) • Puimonary ... failure from massive pulmonary ... embolism or severe pulmonary ... Classification #types #diagnosis
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
CARDIOGENIC (Cold ... and Dry) • Pulmonary ... failure from massive pulmonary ... embolism or severe pulmonary ... Classification #Types #diagnosis