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GOLD 2009 guidelines for therapy at each stage of COPD
#Diagnosis #Management #Pulmonary #COPD #GOLD #Staging #Severity
Diagnosis #Management #Pulmonary ... #COPD #GOLD #Staging ... Classification #FEV1
GOLD2017 - The refined ABCD assessment tool. FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC: forced vital
FEV1: forced expiratory ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... COPD #GOLD2017 #Staging
Classic (2009) Spirometric GOLD Classification of COPD Severity Based on Postbronchodilator FEV
#Diagnosis #Pulmonary #COPD #GOLD #Staging
Postbronchodilator FEV ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #COPD #GOLD #Staging ... Classification #FEV1
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Weakness • Cardio-pulmonary ... • Myasthenia Gravis ... Dystrophy • Statin
Cryptococcus neoformans Meningoencephalitis- The opening pressure on lumbar puncture was 29 cm of water (reference range,
Gram’s stain (Panel ... and India ink stain ... #clinical #NEJM ... meningoencephalitis #gram #stain
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary ... Postsynaptic: Myasthenia Gravis ... toxins: Steroids, Statins
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia - Imaging ... eosinophilia pneumonia, Pulmonary ... Ravi Singh @rav7ks ... Pneumonia #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... complicate MAC pulmonary ... infiltrates NTM Pulmonary ... Clinical (Symptoms, Imaging ... k_vaishnani and Ravi
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
revealed multiple pulmonary ... area in Panel B; staining ... highlighted on silver staining ... #NEJM #clinical
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
- Sputum gram stain ... ascorbic acid 1.5 grams ... lab-confirmed influenza, pulmonary