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COVID-19 Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical and laboratory testing
Lung Ultrasound
HRCT scan
In-hospital treatment
Severity assessment and respiratory support 
Post-mortem
laboratory testing Lung ... scan In-hospital treatment ... assessment and respiratory ... Post-mortem studies Long-term ... Management #Summary #treatment
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
know that the lungs ... relatively spared lung ... hence the “Baby Lung ... #criticalcare #treatment ... #respiratory #clinical
Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Positive airway pressure therapy
   → Positive pharyngeal transmural pressure
Treatment of Obstructive ... increased end-expiratory ... lung volume Mandibular ... effective at reducing respiratory ... Obstructive #SleepApnea #Treatment
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
ventilated • CXR, Lung ... 2 (or complete respiratory ... #Exacerbation #treatment
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... Direct cytotoxic lung ... starting amiodarone treatment ... toxicity (e.g., acute respiratory ... macrophages Treatment
Lung Volumes and Capacities

The amount of air that moves in and out of the lungs during
Lung Volumes and ... and out of the lungs ... The expiratory reserve ... The inspiratory ... #Lung #Volumes #
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease grade. Highlighted boxes and arrows
Pharmacologic treatment ... Chronic Obstructive Lung ... indicate preferred treatment ... LAMA: long-acting ... ; FEV1: forced expiratory
General overview of lung diseases. 

#diagnosis #causes #lung #disease #restrictive #obstructive #pulmonary #respiratory #pearls #ddxof
General overview of lung ... diagnosis #causes #lung ... obstructive #pulmonary #respiratory
Chart of Inhalers for Asthma and COPD
 - SABA - Short Acting Beta-2 Agonists
 - SAMA
Combination - LABA - Long ... Agonists - LAMA - Long ... inhalers #pulmonary #lung ... #asthma #copd #respiratory
Main causes of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases.

#differential #algorithm #diagnosis #causes #DPLD #ILD #parenchymal #lung #diseases #pulmonary
diffuse parenchymal lung ... #parenchymal #lung ... diseases #pulmonary #respiratory