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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 • COPD Definition
 • Role of PFTs
 • COPD Classification and
) • COPD Definition ... - Evaluate symptoms ... Grade) - Symptom ... #diagnosis #management ... #GOLD2022 #treatment
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) Pathophysiology - Warm vs Cold AIHA
Warm AIHA:
 - 70%; IgG mediated
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Pathophysiology - Warm vs Cold ... C3 positive or negative ... Smear: spherocytes Cold ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #hematology
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) - Differential Diagnosis Table

Warm AIHA (48-70%)
Cold AHA (16-32%)
 • Donath-Landsteiner HA (paroxysmal
- Differential Diagnosis ... AIHA (48-70%) Cold ... AIHA (7-8%) DAT-negative ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Table #hematology
Warm vs Cold Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia:
 • Mechanism: IgG and Complement-mediated
 • Etiology:
Warm vs Cold Autoimmune ... Spherocytes • Treatment ... transient hemolysis • Treatment ... Hemolytic #Anemia #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Circulatory Symptoms ... symptoms - most ... for anti-C3d and negative ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology ... #diagnosis
Expected DAT Results in Autoimmune Hemolysis
DAT Negative Hemolysis
 • DAT Poly ( - ), IgG (
Hemolysis DAT Negative ... , C3d ( +/- ) Cold ... ) Paroxysmal cold ... Autoimmune #Hemolysis #hematology ... #diagnosis
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
and duration of symptoms ... angioedema Other symptoms ... #Urticaria #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... comparison #table
Characteristics of Selected Pneumonias

Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus). Gram-positive diplococci. 
Haemophilus influenzae. Pleomorphic gram-negative coccobacilli. 
Staphylococcus aureus. Plump
Plump gram-negative ... Escherichia coli ... Gram-negative rods ... Pneumonia #Patterns #Diagnosis ... #Comparison #Table
Lung Ultrasound in COVID 19 symptoms and a history of COPD

FAMUS @FAMUSultrasound

#Lung #Ultrasound #COVID19 #POCUS #COPD
Ultrasound in COVID 19 symptoms ... and a history of COPD ... COVID19 #POCUS #COPD ... #Algorithm #Comparison ... #Diagnosis
The goals of #COPD #treatment include recognizing the impact that both #symptoms and #exacerbations have on
#treatment include ... impact that both #symptoms ... include both #pharmacologic ... for monitoring treatment ... management #algorithm #pharmacology