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GOLD 2009 guidelines for therapy at each stage of COPD
#Diagnosis #Management #Pulmonary #COPD #GOLD #Staging #Severity
GOLD 2009 guidelines ... COPD #Diagnosis #Management ... Pulmonary #COPD #GOLD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 • COPD Definition
 • Role of PFTs
 • COPD Classification and
and Evaluation (GOLD ... assessment (determine GOLD ... steroids) - GOLD ... COPD #diagnosis #management
COPD Management Algorithm - GOLD 2019 guidelines 

Categorize into COPD GOLD A-D -> Initiate first-line therapy
COPD Management ... Algorithm - GOLD ... Categorize into COPD GOLD ... patients into GOLD ... GOLD2019 #Guidelines #Management
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Endomyocardial biopsy (gold ... cardiac death Management ... Myocarditis #Diagnosis #Management
Invasive Candidiasis (IC)

Diagnosis:
Culture:
 • Gold standard, but Slow (~2-3 days), 50% sensitivity
 • Blood Sample
 •
Culture: • Gold ... Additional management ... antifungal #diagnosis #management
Gold Eyelid Implant Extrusion on Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Extrusion of a gold implant for the management
Gold Eyelid Implant ... Extrusion of a gold ... implant for the management ... @oftalmopo #Gold
Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest Management
"Not dead until 32° and dead"
1) Start ACLS + Rewarming
2) Should this code
Cardiac Arrest Management ... ASAP: ECMO is gold ... Cardiac #Arrest #Management ... resuscitation #rewarming #management
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... airflow limitation (GOLD ... AECOPD #Algorithm #Management
COPD Preferred Treatments - GOLD 2018 

COPD is a common progressive respiratory condition that can be
Preferred Treatments - GOLD ... Management of COPD ... COPD #Treatment #Management
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Diagnosis and Management ... PCR is gold standard ... trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis #Management