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Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Exacerbation of COPD ... workup for alternate ... CBC, vitamin D level ... newly diagnosed COPD ... MatthewHoMD #COPD
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
(COP) Cryptogenic ... 6th decades of life ... Anti-dsDNA, ANCA COP ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... ILD #diagnosis #management
A Non-Invasive approach to Respiratory Failure
 • COPD and Ventilatory Failure → NiPPV with Bi-level Settings
Respiratory Failure • COPD ... Settings • CHF ... / Pulmonary Edema ... Settings • Pneumonia ... Respiratory #Failure #management
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... Acute: Trauma, COPD ... Pleural effusion, Pneumonia ... Chronic: Asthma, COPD ... poisoning, DKA, Fever
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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deep breathing Pulmonary ... • Asthma • COPD ... • Pneumonia ... • CHF • Pneumothorax ... • Temperature/FEVER
COPD Management Algorithm - GOLD 2019 guidelines 

Categorize into COPD GOLD A-D -> Initiate first-line therapy
COPD Management ... Categorize into COPD ... EXACERBATIONS COPD ... pharmacotherapy of COPD ... patients with COPD
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
mortality BPAP - Bi-Level ... In COPD, decreases ... edema) • COPD ... ., CHF or COPD) ... status • Won't Work
Low O2 saturation that does not respond to supplemental O2
- Key diagnostic feature (sat < 85%
pulse oximeter causes ... for any MetHb level ... of O2 delivery (i.e ... CHF, pneumonia, ... COPD, anemia) #
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - Illness Script

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: Unknown trigger, reversible inflammatory/fibroproliferative process. Polypoid fibroblastic aggregates that plug
Cough, dyspnea, fever ... identified (autoimmune, meds ... TylerLarsenMD #COP ... #diagnosis #management ... #pulmonary
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
- Ferritin, liver ... post-flu MRSÅ pneumonia ... COPD/asthma or adrenal ... lab-confirmed influenza, pulmonary ... Influenza #Checklist #Management