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COPD Exacerbations - Management
 • Identify Triggers
 • Assess Severity
 • Risk for Poor Outcomes
 •
COPD Exacerbations ... Address Hypoxemia (Supplemental ... oxygen, NIPPV) ... PulmPEEPs #COPD #Exacerbation
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Management of Acute Exacerbation ... culture if frequent exacerbations ... oximetry • Start supplemental ... oxygen to maintain ... Algorithm #Management #Exacerbation
Oxygen Delivery Systems and Approximate FiO2:
#Management #SupplementalO2 #Oxygen #Delivery #Devices #Interface #FiO2 #NonRebreather #HFNC #NasalCannula #Simple
Oxygen Delivery ... #Management #SupplementalO2 ... #Oxygen #Delivery
Algorithm for the Management of asthma exacerbations: emergency department and hospital-based treatment. 

#Asthma #Exacerbation #Algorithm #Management
Management of asthma exacerbations ... #Asthma #Exacerbation
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Oxygen delivery ... #Management #SupplementalO2 ... #Oxygen #Delivery
Oxygen Delivery by Device

Nasal Cannula 
• Indicated for low-flow, low-percentage supplemental oxygen. 
• Flow rate of
Oxygen Delivery ... low-percentage supplemental ... oxygen ... higher percentage supplemental ... oxygen
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
symptom burden, and exacerbation ... Exacerbation severity ... with moderate exacerbations ... both and severe exacerbations ... to experience exacerbations
CAPNOGRAPHY 
Provides a measure of ventilation – or concentration of CO2 exhaled air (aka end tidal
Not affected by supplemental ... oxygen. ... arterial blood oxygen ... Detects oxygen deficiency
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN ... Improves with supplemental ... oxygen • Causes ... not improve with supplemental ... oxygen #Hypoxemic
Daliresp (Roflumilast) 
Indication: Reduce risk of COPD exacerbations 
Drug Class: Selective Phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) Inhibitor 
GOLD 2019
Reduce risk of COPD exacerbations ... severe COPD with exacerbations ... risk of future exacerbations ... regimen and has an exacerbation ... 100 and has an exacerbation