2024年8月19日 · Differential Diagnosis of Suspected Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations in the Acute Care Setting: Best Practice. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023 May …

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) frequently have concomitant morbidities that not only increase the risk of subsequent exacerbations of COPD (ECOPDs) …

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS : A major differential diagnosis is asthma. In some patients with chronic asthma, a clear distinction from COPD is not possible using current imaging and …

Differential diagnosis of COPD exacerbations supplement 15 Dec 2022. Figure E1. Algorithm reflecting the clinical features of a patient with COPD presenting with increased respiratory …

One crude bedside test for distinguishing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) from CHF is peak expiratory flow. If patients blow 150-200 mL or less, they are probably having a …

Signs and symptoms are similar so it may be difficult to differentiate between the conditions clinically. Maintain a high index of suspicion for COVID-19 in patients with COPD who present …

In general, the respiratory symptoms should include one of the following: worsening dyspnea, increase in cough, and change in sputum volume or character. Differential diagnosis:

These observations suggest that in patients with COPD with worsening dyspnea but without the other classic characteristics of ECOPD, a careful search for these morbidities can help detect …

Many aspects of acute exacerbations of COPD, including dyspnea, cough, and sputum production may be found in patients with pneumonia and it is often not possible to differentiate without …

What is the optimal approach to diagnose a COPD exacerbation? What are the conditions to include in the differential diagnosis? What tests are required to assess the severity of a COPD …