RT @ASanchez_PS: But could the hypoxemia also be due to "COPD" I provided in the one-liner? 🧐 Potentially! But there are no PFTs on file 🙄…
RT @AnilMakam: In hospital setting for patients like this, don't need PFTs to know it's not a COPD exac Hallmark is acute resp acidosis T…
In hospital setting for patients like this, don't need PFTs to know it's not a COPD exac Hallmark is acute resp acidosis This is isolated hypoxia -- diurese I'm more worried why bicarbonate trend going down--someone give acetazolamide? And he's right,
Additionally, in this study, major medical comorbidities were more common in those *without* COPD. Specifically, in patients with obesity who were treated for COPD, ~60% didn't have COPD based on spirometry: https://t.co/G0mfq7LiFd https://t.co/gFEn0pUK
But could the hypoxemia also be due to "COPD" I provided in the one-liner? 🧐 Potentially! But there are no PFTs on file 🙄 ❗️This has been studied: ~30% of those treated for exacerbated COPD don't have consistent spirometry❗️ https://t.co/G0mfq7LiFd http
Interesting point. Overdiagnosis doesn't appear to be just limited to #Cancer screening but across major indications: #CHF, #COPD, #bcsm #LCSM. Is it systemic? https://t.co/KUvnBEEOeJ or https://t.co/KxZTOsVapq
Could as many as a third of patients be incorrectly diagnosed with COPD? https://t.co/lTbmmRlyY7 https://t.co/77gFxjSTgy