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Consensus diagnostic criteria for asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS) in patients with airflow limitation. COPD=chronic obstructive pulmonary
overlap syndrome (ACOS ... Diagnosis #PCC #IM ... #ACOS #AsthmaCOPD ... OverlapSyndrome #Asthma ... COPD #Criteria #BMJ
Possible mechanisms for the development of asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS). Two mechanisms by which ACOS might
development of asthma-COPD ... overlap syndrome (ACOS ... Pathophys #PCC #IM ... OverlapSyndrome #Asthma ... #COPD #BMJ
Severe Asthma Algorithm - Management of Life-Threatening Asthma in the Emergency Department
Step One
1. Nebulized Albuterol
2. Nebulized
Severe Asthma Algorithm ... Life-Threatening Asthma ... Epinephrine 0.5 mg IM ... Fluid bolus 20 cc/kg ... HCG, ECG if concern
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
severe COPD and asthma ... arrythmias Diagnostics: EKG ... MRI ($$$$) CORE IM
Differential Diagnosis of Hypoglycemia
Evaluation of Hypoglycemia
Patients with known diabetes who are not systemically ill and can
patients, consider: - BMP ... blood cultures - ECG ... Diagnosis #EM #IM
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
hemorrhage (DAH), asthma ... pulmonary nodules, asthma ... DIAGNOSIS Labs: • BMP ... recent DAN) • EMG
#ICUCard
RENAL
GFR
90-131
mL/min
((140-age)*Wt)/(72*Cr)
Glomerular Filtration Rate (Cockcroft)
CI Cr
90-131
mL/min
(CrU * volume)/CrS
Creatinine Clearance
FENa
0.0-1.0
%
((U/P Na)/(U/P Cr))*100
Fractional Excretion of Na+
Na req
mEq
(125-Na)*0.6*Wt
Required Sodium
FE Urea
275-295 mOsm/kg ... 0.0-10.0 mOsm/kg ... Ideal Body Weight BMI ... Bumetanide: IV or IM ... x4 q15-30min) *IM