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GOLD2017 - The refined ABCD assessment tool. FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC: forced vital
: forced vital capacity ... ; GOLD: Global Initiative ... Council; CAT: COPD ... Diagnosis #Pulmonary #COPD ... #GOLD2017 #Staging
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
Asthma, Asthma-COPD ... Overlap and COPD ... The diagnosis of COPD ... such as blood analysis ... ACO = asthma-COPD
Classic (2009) Spirometric GOLD Classification of COPD Severity Based on Postbronchodilator FEV
#Diagnosis #Pulmonary #COPD #GOLD #Staging
Classic (2009) Spirometric ... GOLD Classification ... of COPD Severity ... Diagnosis #Pulmonary #COPD ... #GOLD #Staging
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Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Exacerbation of COPD ... • Sputum gram stain ... airflow limitation (GOLD ... newly diagnosed COPD ... MatthewHoMD #COPD
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
CPPD vs Gout ... == CPPD == Think ... About CPPD When ... Asymptomatic CPPD ... Osteoarthritis with CPPD
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
• Mucin clot: Good ... RBC's Crystal analysis ... MSU: Gout • CPPD ... Fungal: Fungal stain ... #joint #fluid #analysis
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
An Algorithm for ... paralysis, Paradoxical ... vocal fold motion ... Bronchoconstriction: Asthma, COPD ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Deposition Disease (CPPD ... trauma (> 65 years old ... Asymptomatic CPPD ... appears as a linear opacity ... birefringent • Gram stain