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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
COPD assessment and classification as proposed by GOLD 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2017 Reports. For further
COPD assessment ... and classification ... Council; CAT: COPD ... Diagnosis #Pulmonary #COPD ... History #Comparison #Staging
GOLD2017 - The refined ABCD assessment tool. FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC: forced vital
vital capacity; GOLD ... Council; CAT: COPD ... Diagnosis #Pulmonary #COPD ... #GOLD2017 #Staging ... #Grading #Classification
Classic (2009) Spirometric GOLD Classification of COPD Severity Based on Postbronchodilator FEV
#Diagnosis #Pulmonary #COPD #GOLD #Staging
2009) Spirometric GOLD ... Classification ... of COPD Severity ... Diagnosis #Pulmonary #COPD ... #GOLD #Staging
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Exacerbation of COPD ... • Sputum gram stain ... airflow limitation (GOLD ... newly diagnosed COPD ... MatthewHoMD #COPD
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
CPPD vs Gout ... == CPPD == Think ... About CPPD When ... • Self-limited synovitis ... Asymptomatic CPPD
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
• Mucin clot: Good ... RBC's Crystal analysis ... MSU: Gout • CPPD ... Fungal: Fungal stain ... #joint #fluid #analysis
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
An Algorithm for ... paralysis, Paradoxical ... vocal fold motion ... Bronchoconstriction: Asthma, COPD ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Deposition Disease (CPPD ... • Self-limited synovitis ... trauma (> 65 years old ... Asymptomatic CPPD ... birefringent • Gram stain
CABG Graft Pseudoaneurysm

Chest pain post CABG - always worth taking a look!  Large graft pseudoaneurysm!!
- always worth taking ... COPD lungs and bad ... windows due to COPD ... to exhale and hold ... Pseudoaneurysm #clinical #pocus