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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 ... Classification #FEV1
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Rapid Response Management ... pneumonia • Water: pulmonary ... pneumothorax, COPD ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD ... #Diagnosis #Management
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 • COPD Definition
 • Role of PFTs
 • COPD Classification and
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... Disease (COPD) ... post-bronchodilator FEV1 ... #Obstructive #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #management
A Non-Invasive approach to Respiratory Failure
 • COPD and Ventilatory Failure → NiPPV with Bi-level Settings
Respiratory Failure • COPD ... Bi-level Settings • CHF ... / Pulmonary Edema ... Respiratory #Failure #management ... #hypoxia #NIV
Asthma vs COPD Presentation and Diagnosis
Asthma:
 • Epidemiology: Age usually < 45, History (personal or family)
and Diagnosis Asthma ... abnormal spirometry - FEV1 ... Hyperresonance, Hypoxemia ... #comparison #Diagnosis ... #pulmonary
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)
• At least 3 different P wave morphologies: 
• Rate 100-180
• Irregular 
Etiology
lung disease (COPD ... ) • Hypoxia ... • Pulmonary hypertension ... Management ... MAT #Cardiology #Diagnosis
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia - Diagnosis ... eosinophilia pneumonia, Pulmonary ... #BOOP #pulmonary ... #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... for alternate diagnoses ... deficiency for newly diagnosed ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
Hypertension, CKD ... Myocarditis, Direct SARS-COV ... illness, Sepsis, Pulmonary ... Respiratory failure with hypoxia ... Classification #diagnosis
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
- Differential Diagnosis ... underlying cause (CHF ... Appropriate ADH: Post Op ... Stress, Nausea, Pulmonary ... , CNS Disease, Meds