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COPD Management Algorithm - GOLD 2019 guidelines 

Categorize into COPD GOLD A-D -> Initiate first-line therapy
COPD Management ... Algorithm - GOLD ... up therapy from single ... you can consider initiating ... have a higher risk
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Emergency Management ... Adults Assess Patient ... Exposure (ABCDE) Approach ... ECG and rate of rise ... #algorithm #treatment
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
The algorithm below ... evidence-based framework to approach ... A patient with a ... HSV PCR would cause ... is proposed: #Management
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
Brisk response to ... ) #Methadone #Initiation ... #Algorithm #Treatment ... #Management #Addiction ... #Prescribing #Inpatient
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Causes progressive ... Dysphagia- increased risk ... Multidisciplinary approach ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management
SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK

DEFINITION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
 • Sepsis: Life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host
COMMON CAUSES + ... RISK FACTORS • ... any acutely ill patient ... Window: - Cold ... /kg/hr • The Neurologic
Sequential Approach to the Uremic Patient with Pruritus 

Optimize dialysis adequacy 
Use biocompatible membranes for HD
Sequential Approach ... cycle: - apply cold ... Uremia #Pruritis #Management ... #Sequential #Algorithm ... #Nephrology
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
): Difficulty initiating ... • Muscular or neurologic ... malignancy Risk ... the underlying cause ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Approach to Microscopic Hematuria 

Microscopic hematuria is often incidental but may be associated with urologic malignancy.
Approach to Microscopic ... RBC's, cellular casts ... evaluation of a single ... Microscopic #diagnosis #management ... #urology
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Buprenorphine Initiation ... meds: The following ... q 6 hours PRN nausea ... previous day as single ... #Management #Addiction