6 results
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 • COPD Definition
 • Role of PFTs
 • COPD Classification and
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... exacerbations requiring antibiotics ... #Obstructive #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #management ... #GOLD2022 #treatment
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... the differential diagnosis ... respond to the treatment ... called cryptogenic (COP ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia (COP ... - Imaging: • CXR ... Anti-dsDNA, ANCA COP ... Organizing Pneumonia Treatment ... Organizing #Pneumonia #COP
Differential diagnosis of the reversed halo sign (RHS). AIA, angioinvasive aspergillosis; AIS, adenocarcinoma in situ; COP,
Differential diagnosis ... adenocarcinoma in situ; COP ... lesions, lobular consolidation ... patients with acquired ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired ... - Diagnosis and ... Yield of blood CX ... 96.1% • Empiric antibiotic ... #treatment #Pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
obstruction • COPD ... centrilobular nodules, or consolidation ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... mycobacteria Treatment ... #differential #diagnosis