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Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Algorithm for Chronic ... of chronic obstructive ... BMI indicates body ... assessment test ... #COPD #Treatment
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Acute Diarrhea (>3 BM ... Pathophysiology: Spore ... ingestion → colonic ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea ... certain foods or meds ... Malabsorptive: • Assessment ... fecal elastase-1 ... Workup #diagnosis #differential
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Opioid Withdrawal Score ... withdrawal is scored ... accounted for by cold ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... Buprenorphine #Score
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Interpretation: 1. ... Acute or chronic ... mmol/L Step 1 ... D D-lactate (short ... lung disease (COPD
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
typically fall into 1 ... The assessment of ... to be in ADHF starts ... & Dry) is the treatment ... #diagnosis #differential