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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 • COPD Definition
 • Role of PFTs
 • COPD Classification and
Disease (COPD) ... • COPD Definition ... Role of PFTs • COPD ... #Disease #COPD ... #diagnosis #management
Consensus diagnostic criteria for asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS) in patients with airflow limitation. COPD=chronic obstructive pulmonary
criteria for asthma-COPD ... overlap syndrome ... COPD=chronic obstructive ... pulmonary disease ... OverlapSyndrome #Asthma #COPD
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
disease (COPD) ... and exacerbation risk ... squared; CAT, COPD ... assessment test; FEV1 ... #COPD #Treatment
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease grade. Highlighted boxes and arrows
Pharmacologic treatment ... Obstructive Lung Disease ... corticosteroid; FEV1 ... #Management #Pulmonary ... #COPD #GOLD2017
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Non-spore-forming Risk ... PPI use Food: Cold ... CNS infection Diagnosis ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Non-spore-forming Risk ... PPI use Food: Cold ... CNS infection Diagnosis ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)
• At least 3 different P wave morphologies: 
• Rate 100-180
• Irregular 
Etiology
to chronic lung disease ... (COPD) • Hypoxia ... • Pulmonary hypertension ... • Oxygen • Treatment ... MAT #Cardiology #Diagnosis
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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- Differential Diagnosis ... , Severe Valve Disease ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... #management
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - Illness Script

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: Unknown trigger, reversible inflammatory/fibroproliferative process. Polypoid fibroblastic aggregates that plug
identified (autoimmune, meds ... , neoplastic) TREATMENT ... steroids for severe disease ... TylerLarsenMD #COP ... #management #pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Connective tissue diseases ... obstruction • COPD ... • Mounier-Kuhn syndrome ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... mycobacteria Treatment