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GOLD2017 - The refined ABCD assessment tool. FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC: forced vital
volume in 1 s; FVC ... Council; CAT: COPD ... Diagnosis #Pulmonary #COPD ... GOLD2017 #Staging #Grading ... #Classification
VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 
Grade 0 - IVC grade < 3, HD grade 0,
0 - IVC grade < ... Grade 1 - IVC grade ... Grade 2 - IVC grade ... /RV Grade 3 - IVC ... #Clinical #Grading
Venous Excess Ultrasound (VExUS) - Fluid Overload and Venous Congestion Assessment
Step 1: IVC Diameter: If >2cm,
Assessment Step 1: IVC ... no congestion): IVC ... Mild congestion): IVC ... VExUS #diagnosis #pocus ... #congestion #grading
Classification of Pelvic Ring Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
 • Anterior Posterior Compression (APC) -
Classification of ... MVC, cyclist) ... - APC Grade 1 - ... PelvicRing #Fractures #Classification ... #Grades #Grading
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 • COPD Definition
 • Role of PFTs
 • COPD Classification and
Pulmonary Disease (COPD ... ) • COPD Definition ... Classification ... post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC ... determine GOLD Grade
POCUS Algorithm for Chest Pain

Integrating POCUS in crashing chest pain is complex. Know the views that
POCUS Algorithm ... Integrating POCUS ... narrowing the differential ... IVC + b-lines help ... #Algorithm #CriticalCare
Diagnosis of ascites according to the serum ascites albumin gradient (SAAG)
SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 - Ascitic protein
ascites albumin gradient ... Budd-Chiari syndrome, IVC ... ascites #albumin #gradient ... #hepatology #differential ... #diagnosis #algorithm
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Diagnosis Algorithm ... B-Cell ~90% • Low Grade ... range • High Grade ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification ... #algorithm
Causes of Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Abnormal Chest X-Ray:
 • Chronic Infection (Eg. Fungal, Tuberculosis)
Chronic Cough - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disease (FEV1/FVC ... • Asthma • COPD ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm