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Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Exacerbation of COPD ... newly diagnosed COPD ... MatthewHoMD #COPD ... #AECOPD #Algorithm ... #pulmonary
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Response Management Algorithm ... Blood: diffuse alveolar ... edema • Air: ... pneumothorax, COPD ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... Patterns - Differential ... , Alveolar Proteinosis ... HighRes #Chest #CT ... #radiology
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Respiratory Failure - Differential ... part of alveolar ... edema (most common ... Pneumonia, asthma, COPD ... Failure #hypoxia #Differential
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
Progressing to diffuse alveolar ... structures help in the differential ... oedema due to heart ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
On the left another patient with alveolar edema at admission, which resolved after treatment.
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edema at admission ... resolved after treatment ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar ... #Pulmonary #Edema
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
embolism, Pulm edema ... heart failure, COPD ... Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... +/- High res CT ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
(alveolar edema ... After treatment ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar ... #Pulmonary #Edema
When a rib fracture heals, the callus formation may create a mass-like appearance (blue arrow).
Sometimes a
Sometimes a CT is ... necessary to differentiate ... a patient with COPD ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Old #RibFracture
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
content of the alveoli ... respond to the treatment ... called cryptogenic (COP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR