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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 ... Management #Pulmonary #COPD ... GOLD #Staging #Severity ... Classification #FEV1 ... #FEV1FVC
Classic (2009) Spirometric GOLD Classification of COPD Severity Based on Postbronchodilator FEV
#Diagnosis #Pulmonary #COPD #GOLD #Staging
Classification of COPD ... Severity Based ... Postbronchodilator FEV ... Classification #FEV1 ... #FEV1FVC
GOLD2017 - The refined ABCD assessment tool. FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC: forced vital
FEV1: forced expiratory ... Council; CAT: COPD ... Diagnosis #Pulmonary #COPD ... Classification #FEV1FVC
COPD assessment and classification as proposed by GOLD 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2017 Reports. For further
COPD assessment ... Council; CAT: COPD ... Diagnosis #Pulmonary #COPD ... Comparison #Staging #Severity ... #mMRC #FEV1FVC
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease grade. Highlighted boxes and arrows
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms ... of symptoms and severity ... corticosteroid; FEV1 ... Management #Pulmonary #COPD
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Medical Treatment Algorithm ... ) is guided by severity ... Exacerbation severity ... assessment test; FEV1 ... #Algorithm #Management
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... Exacerbation of COPD ... newly diagnosed COPD ... Assess severity ... #AECOPD #Algorithm
Differential Diagnosis of Hypoglycemia
Evaluation of Hypoglycemia
Patients with known diabetes who are not systemically ill and can
In severely ill ... antibodies #Diagnosis #EM ... #Differential #Algorithm
Causes of Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Abnormal Chest X-Ray:
 • Chronic Infection (Eg. Fungal, Tuberculosis)
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Obstructive Disease (FEV1 ... • Asthma • COPD ... Cough • Vocal Cord ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Pulmonary Function Test (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Approach to PFTs:
1) Look at Flow-Volume Loop if available
2) FEV1/FVC <
Interpretation Algorithm ... available 2) FEV1 ... Reversibility, grade Severity ... Interpretation #Algorithm