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COPD assessment and classification as proposed by GOLD 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2017 Reports. For further
COPD assessment ... for Chronic Obstructive ... Council; CAT: COPD ... Diagnosis #Pulmonary #COPD ... History #Comparison #Staging
GOLD 2009 guidelines for therapy at each stage of COPD
#Diagnosis #Management #Pulmonary #COPD #GOLD #Staging #Severity
GOLD 2009 guidelines ... each stage of COPD ... Management #Pulmonary #COPD ... #GOLD #Staging ... #Severity #Classification
GOLD2017 - The refined ABCD assessment tool. FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC: forced vital
Initiative for Chronic ... Council; CAT: COPD ... Diagnosis #Pulmonary #COPD ... #GOLD2017 #Staging ... #Grading #Classification
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 • COPD Definition
 • Role of PFTs
 • COPD Classification and
Pulmonary Disease (COPD ... ) • COPD Definition ... Role of PFTs • COPD ... co-morbidities • COPD ... Pulmonary #Disease #COPD
Classic (2009) Spirometric GOLD Classification of COPD Severity Based on Postbronchodilator FEV
#Diagnosis #Pulmonary #COPD #GOLD #Staging
Classification ... of COPD Severity ... Diagnosis #Pulmonary #COPD ... #GOLD #Staging ... #Severity #Classification
Daliresp (Roflumilast) 
Indication: Reduce risk of COPD exacerbations 
Drug Class: Selective Phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) Inhibitor 
GOLD 2019
Reduce risk of COPD ... Initiate if severe COPD ... daily The 2019 COPD ... the treatment of COPD ... #Pharmacology #COPD
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... Exacerbation of COPD ... • Sputum gram stain ... newly diagnosed COPD ... MatthewHoMD #COPD
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
In COPD, decreases ... pulmonary edema) • COPD ... often w/ acute on chronic ... patients (ie., CHF or COPD ... exacerbation) • Chronic
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Asthma • COPD ... Pneumonia • ARDS • COPD ... Metabolic Acidosis #Chronic
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
CPPD vs Gout ... == CPPD == Think ... About CPPD When ... Asymptomatic CPPD ... Chronic CPP Crystal