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Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Exacerbation of COPD ... newly diagnosed COPD ... Clinical examination ... MatthewHoMD #COPD ... #AECOPD #Algorithm
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... disc • Epidural abscess ... TB - Spinal abscess ... #algorithm
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
An Algorithm for ... Retropharyngeal abscess ... Bronchoconstriction: Asthma, COPD ... Noisy #Breathing #differential ... #diagnosis #algorithm
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... non-congested profile (“Cold ... and congested (“Cold ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management
Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Intake:
 • GI illness (upper and lower)
 • Psychiatric (Depression,
Weight Loss - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disease • Protein-losing ... COPD) • Chronic ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Portal Venous Gas on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) secondary to Necrotizing Pancreatitis

Adult male with abdominal
Point of Care Ultrasound ... Diagnosis/Differential ... Age dependent differential ... CPR as well as COPD ... VenousGas #POCUS #clinical
CABG Graft Pseudoaneurysm

Chest pain post CABG - always worth taking a look!  Large graft pseudoaneurysm!!
COPD lungs and bad ... windows due to COPD ... couple days of holding ... anticoags - VCU Ultrasound ... Pseudoaneurysm #clinical