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Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... gram stain and culture ... ventilated • CXR, Lung ... #AECOPD #Algorithm ... #treatment #pulmonary
Lung Ultrasound in COVID 19 symptoms and a history of COPD

FAMUS @FAMUSultrasound

#Lung #Ultrasound #COVID19 #POCUS #COPD
Lung Ultrasound ... FAMUSultrasound #Lung ... Ultrasound #COVID19 #POCUS ... #COPD #Algorithm ... #Comparison #Diagnosis
Interventional bronchoscopic and surgical treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Overview of various therapies used
bronchoscopic and surgical treatments ... patients with COPD ... outcomes or comparison ... #Management #AdvancedCOPD ... VolumeReduction #Bullectomy #Algorithm
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
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hemoptysis, diarrhea Diagnosis ... test • PCR • Culture ... Azithromycin • Second ... Chlamydia #psittaci #microbiology ... #diagnosis #management
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
The diagnosis ... the differential diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Differences #Algorithm ... #Treatment
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
SIow growing, Long ... malaise • Septic shock ... microorganism (Culture ... Capnocytophaga #canimorsus #microbiology ... #management #treatment
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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and Management ... organism into the lungs ... Serology (preferred), Culture ... #management #treatment ... infectiousdiseases #microbiology
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
cause) or septic shock ... coagulation and cultures ... within 1 h (seek microbiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
• Skin (18%): Second ... adjacent to the focus ... cerebellum Diagnosis ... Skin tissue 2) Culture ... #management #treatment
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
: • Culture of ... change in the lungs ... fever • Septic shock ... nails, bronchi, lungs ... #Management #Infections