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

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
Overlap and COPD ... initially requires an evaluation ... identification of the type ... Diagnosis #Management #ACOPD ... #Differences #Algorithm
Needles and Suture Types - Common Surgical Instruments
Needles come in many shapes and cutting edges for
Needles and Suture Types ... Needle Types - Needles ... various sizes, types ... are two main types ... #types #comparison
Stapler Types - Common Surgical Instruments
Used for reanastomosis of viscera, vessel ligation, and excision of specimens.
Stapler Types - ... Common Surgical Instruments ... Open and lap applicators ... Staplers #surgery #instruments ... #types #comparison
Hypernatremia - Diagnostic Evaluation Algorithm
Step 1: Consider history. Most patients presenting with hypernatremia are either very
Hypernatremia - Diagnostic Evaluation ... Algorithm Step ... determine the type ... Diagnosis #Workup #Evaluation ... #Algorithm #Sodium
Energy Systems - Common Surgical Instruments
Broad term used to describe various methods of cutting tissue or
Common Surgical Instruments ... Electrosurgery: Instrument ... laparoscopic (Ligasure®) applications ... Systems #surgery #instruments ... #types #comparison
Assessment of a Patient Presenting to the ED after a Medical Abortion:
 • History, including if/when
CBC and blood type ... Medical #Abortion #algorithm ... #workup #evaluation ... diagnosis #obstetrics #obgyn
Factors that May Affect Fetal Oxygenation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Excessive Uterine Activity:
 • Hyperstimulation
 • Placental
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vasculopathy (SLE, Type ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... Causes #Obstetrics #OBGyn
Antenatal / Prenatal Care Schedule 
At Every Visit: Weight, Blood pressure, Psychosocial screening, Counseling re. Indications
labs (CBC, ABO/Rh type ... Diagnosis #Timeline #Evaluation ... #Obstetrics #OBGyn
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
function tests algorithm ... indicate the initial evaluation ... history alongside evaluation ... disease; T2DM, type ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm
LABA/ICS Combination Inhalers
Long-Acting Beta2 Agonists (LABA) + Inhaled Corticosteroid (ICS) - Commonly used in Asthma 
Advair
the traditional type ... of a patients COPD ... posts for the COPD ... treatment algorithm