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COPD assessment and classification as proposed by GOLD 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2017 Reports. For further
COPD assessment ... and classification ... Chronic Obstructive Lung ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #COPD #Assessment
GOLD2017 - The refined ABCD assessment tool. FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC: forced vital
Chronic Obstructive Lung ... Assessment Test ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #COPD #GOLD2017 ... Staging #Grading #Classification
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... due to thickened pleura ... sliding COPD or ... #differential #diagnosis ... #ultrasound #findings
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pericardial ... • Asthma • COPD ... • Abdominal Distention ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Ventilation ... Disease (Asthma, COPD ... • Interstitial lung ... Neuromascular Weakness • Pleural
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Response Management Algorithm ... pneumothorax, COPD ... /asthma • Pleural ... atelectasis • Lung ... #differential #Diagnosis
FALLS protocol - POCUS evaluation in shock

The FALLS-protocol is an ultrasound evaluation of patients with acute
evaluation of the pleura ... , lungs, and pericardium ... to Weil's shock classification ... #Diagnosis #FALLS ... Protocol #Shock #Algorithm
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
is within the pleura ... injury to the lung ... Ideal direction ... ChestTube #Drains #Diagnosis ... #Assessment #Pulmonary
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
The assessment of ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... with presence of pulmonary ... and congested (“Cold ... #algorithm #management
Beyond the classic trauma patient during your E-Fast Exam, who else does the Sono-Pros scan?
- Primary
not limited to COPD ... asthma, idiopathic pulmonary ... thoracentesis, pleural ... #lung #ultrasound ... #diagnosis #PTHX