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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
other processes Workup ... strep, HIV • CTD workup ... #BOOP #pulmonary ... #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... AECOPD) Obtain workup ... for alternate diagnoses ... deficiency for newly diagnosed ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
Step by Step Algorithmic Approach to Pediatric Fever

Age < 21 days old (or 28 days for
>= 0.5 ng/mL CRP ... mg/L or ANC > 10000 ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Diagnosis #Management
Truncus Arteriosus
 • Basic Information
 • Embryology
 • Associated anomalies
 • Pathophysiology/Presentation
 • Pre-operative management
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Cardiomegaly, increased pulmonary ... Outcomes • Post-op ... management by ... Truncus #Arteriosus #diagnosis ... #peds #pediatrics
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
Intraoperative Patient ... fire • Bring CO2 ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
There are clear ... <10,000/mm3 - CRP ... < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pediatrics ... #Peds #Febrile
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... & DIAGNOSIS Labs ... EGPA • ESR and CRP ... #differential #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... edema) • COPD ... Aspiration - unable to clear ... status • Won't Work ... #criticalcare #management
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
Intraoperative Laryngospasm ... the airway is clear ... negative-pressure pulmonary ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - Illness Script

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: Unknown trigger, reversible inflammatory/fibroproliferative process. Polypoid fibroblastic aggregates that plug
, weight loss DIAGNOSTICS ... : Clinical diagnosis ... identified (autoimmune, meds ... TylerLarsenMD #COP ... #management #pulmonary