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Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... workup for alternate ... complete respiratory viral ... #AECOPD #Algorithm ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) - Early application of airway pressure release ventilation may reduce the
patients with ARDS ... /28936695 - Visual ... Abstract by Dr. ... #Ventilation #ARDS ... VisualAbstract #Pulmonary
Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
moderate to severe ARDS ... Visual Abstract ... Recruitment #PEEP #ARDS ... Postoperative #Pulmonary
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Asthma • COPD ... Pneumonia • ARDS ... • COPD • Neoplasm ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Diagnosis and Workup ... Algorithm Acute ... Fungal, Parasitic, Viral ... Disease #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #lesion #pulmonary
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... in HIV-AIDS Bacterial ... heart failure, COPD ... • CD4 < 200: Pulmonary ... Infections #HIVAIDS #workup
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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skin thickening, distal ... proximally to arms ... calcinosis • Pulmonary ... disease), PAH (pulmonary ... symptoms #testing #workup
POCUS for diagnosis of Dyspnea - Visual Abstract
How accurate is combined heart, lung, and IVC ultrasound
diagnosis of Dyspnea - Visual ... Abstract How accurate ... Pericardial Effusion, COPD ... Pneumothorax, ARDS
ASV - Adaptive Support Ventilation Summary
Basic Set Parameters:
  1) Target MV (80-120%)
  2) PEEP
lowest amount of work ... no significant pulmonary ... patients with ARDS ... , COPD, asthma or ... #Ventilation #pulmonary
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
infection • Recent viral ... immunocompromised (e.g., AIDS ... used to exclude pulmonary ... Testing #Diagnosis #Workup