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Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... workup for alternate ... ventilated • CXR, Lung ... #AECOPD #Algorithm ... #Exacerbation #treatment
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Algorithm for Chronic ... calculated as weight ... kilograms divided by height ... #COPD #Treatment ... #Algorithm #Management
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
: High altitude ... PaCO2 decreases second ... respiratory drive due to neurologic ... : Interstitial lung ... bypassing the lungs
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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Causes of Hypoxemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disease (Asthma, COPD ... • Interstitial lung ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... fever, malaise, weight ... other processes Workup ... strep, HIV • CTD workup ... Organizing Pneumonia Treatment
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... maintained fever CAUSES ... Excessive insulation, high ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
lower) of the right ... the apex of the lung ... experience, the cause ... or induced by treatment ... #physicalexam #neurology
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus
1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the Glucose)
2. Airway:
Emergency Treatment ... Algorithm for Convulsive ... for reversible cause ... mg IM once Second-line ... #Neurology #Pharmacology
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... obstruction • COPD ... in the adjacent lung ... mycobacteria Treatment
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... an underlying cause ... , this list is long ... levels: normal/high ... #workup #hematology