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First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
and COPD The diagnosis ... to respiratory risk ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Differences #Algorithm ... #Treatment
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... an infant with fever ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pediatrics ... Stratification #Fever
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
kirschneri, noguchii) Risk ... ARDS Diagnosis ... agglutination - test ... #microbiology #diagnosis ... #treatment #management
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
and Management ... screening for disease ... center. ... that ↑ bleeding risk ... #Management #treatment
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... night sweats, fever ... Imaging and Treatment ... #Management #Summary
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Algorithm for Chronic ... Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ... and exacerbation risk ... COPD assessment test ... #Algorithm #Management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... pneumonia • DM risk ... : • 80% have fever ... Intervention: - Fevers ... #treatment #diagnosis
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
disease caused ... 3-12 weeks - Vector ... Nodular → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute ... #diagnosis #management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
lymph nodes Risk ... Active TB: • Fever ... Tuberculin skin test ... Inhibitor: • Risk ... #Management #Treatment
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
and Management ... active ROM +/- fever ... necrosis, Lyme disease ... Treatment: admission ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM