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Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... Exacerbation of COPD ... influenza and • SARS-CoV ... newly diagnosed COPD ... #AECOPD #Algorithm
Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

Preoperative 
• Asthma/ COPD 
• Recent respiratory infection 
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Preoperative • Asthma/ COPD ... • > 70 year old ... anesthesia • Duration ... Immobilization • Poor pain
Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI) - Nonpharmacologic Interventions (pediatric and adult)
Physical (Sensory) Interventions
 - Comfort
Pain Assessment ... massage - Hot or Cold ... Psychological preparation, education ... #Management #Pain ... Interventions #Table
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
Cold Urticaria Prevalence ... skin contact with cold ... The onset and duration ... Nausea, abdominal pain ... rheumatology #comparison #table
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
Mechanisms of Pain ... , sharp, short duration ... , dull, longer duration ... Complex regional pain ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Chronic Pelvic Pain (> 6 months in duration) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Co-morbidities:
 • Somatization
Chronic Pelvic Pain ... (> 6 months in duration ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Abdominal wall pain ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Watery/Large Volume (Small Bowel)
 • Viral
 • Bacterial (e.g. C peffrjngens,
Differential Diagnostic Algorithm ... . cholerae, E. coli ... Toxins Bloody/Pain ... E. coli, C difficile ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Vascular Joint Pain ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Constant Pain ... Claudication) - Cold ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Chest Pain Diagnosis ... and Management Algorithm ... : Dyspnea, Leg pain ... , Dyspnea, H/O COPD ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm
Persistence of clinically relevant viruses on dry inanimate surfaces

Most common viruses persist on surfaces for days
be similar to SARS ... Type of Virus - Duration ... Coronavirus 3 hours SARS ... #duration #Persistence ... infectiousdiseases #diagnosis #table