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COPD Exacerbations - Management
 • Identify Triggers
 • Assess Severity
 • Risk for Poor Outcomes
 •
COPD Exacerbations ... Identify Triggers • Assess ... Outcomes • Initial Treatment ... @PulmPEEPs #COPD ... #pulmonary
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 • COPD Definition
 • Role of PFTs
 • COPD Classification and
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... Disease (COPD) ... (ABCD) - Assess ... #Obstructive #Pulmonary ... management #GOLD2022 #treatment
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Medical Treatment ... Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... obstructive pulmonary ... disease (COPD) ... #COPD #Treatment
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Stridor - Differential ... Hemangiomas • Vocal cord ... Anaphylaxis • Vocal cord ... stenosis #Stridor #differential ... diagnosis #causes #pulmonary
Causes of Pediatric Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Present Since Infancy with No Respiratory Distress:
 • Laryngomalacia
Present
Pediatric Stridor - Differential ... Hemangioma • Vocal Cord ... Retropharyngeal Abscess ... Body #Stridor #Differential ... Peds #Pediatrics #Pulmonary
Algorithm for Treatment of Chronic Thromboembolic Disease (CTEPH)
Initial Imaging for Screening - V/Q scan - 90-100%
Algorithm for Treatment ... for CTEPH • Assess ... Operability → Pulmonary ... • Targeted Medical ... #treatment
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Exacerbation of COPD ... newly diagnosed COPD ... Assess severity ... #Exacerbation #treatment ... #pulmonary
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
hemorrhage • Treatment ... continue antibiotic treatment ... several months of treatment ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Hemoptysis - Differential ... carcinoid, Mets), COPD ... Necrotizing PNA, Abscess ... #Hemoptysis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
Retropharyngeal abscess ... Bronchoconstriction: Asthma, COPD ... Peribronchial pulmonary ... Noisy #Breathing #differential ... diagnosis #algorithm #pulmonary