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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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GOLD 2009 guidelines for therapy at each stage of COPD
#Diagnosis #Management #Pulmonary #COPD #GOLD #Staging #Severity
GOLD 2009 guidelines ... each stage of COPD ... Management #Pulmonary #COPD ... #GOLD #Staging ... Classification #FEV1
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GOLD2017 - The refined ABCD assessment tool. FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC: forced vital
FEV1: forced expiratory ... vital capacity; GOLD ... Council; CAT: COPD ... Diagnosis #Pulmonary #COPD ... #GOLD2017 #Staging
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 ... pain, loss of function
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
An Algorithm for ... Subglottic): • Functional ... : Vocal fold paralysis ... 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 ... pain, loss of function ... birefringent • Gram stain
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Imaging and more ... hemodynamics and cardiac function ... non-congested profile (“Cold ... and congested (“Cold ... #differential #algorithm
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ICU-card
«ICU, Formulas & Drugs»
HEMODYNAMIC PATTERNS
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RV
CI/BVI Blood Flow ... Pressure Product CPP ... Perfusion Pressure COP ... physiologic) FVC FEV1 ... Capacity >3.0 L FEV1