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Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
Management of patients ... Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical ... indwelling pleural catheter ... Effusions #MPE #Algorithm ... #Management #ATS
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
following): (1) Clinical ... Duration: 2-3 weeks Catheter ... • Conncomitant catheter ... peritonitis #Diagnosis #Management ... #InfectiousDiseases
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
Culture Collection Algorithm ... Algorithm Source ... infections, whose clinical ... of indwelling catheters ... #Management #BloodCultures
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #COPD #AECOPD #Algorithm ... #Management #Exacerbation ... #treatment #pulmonary
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Lymphadenitis • Catheter ... Skin/Soft Tissue/Catheter ... Disease: Clinical ... Lung Disease: • Clinical ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Nocardiosis - Nocardia spp
Pathogen: Filamentous gram-positive branching rod, grows in acid fast staining and anaerobic conditions
Clinical
anaerobic conditions Clinical ... involved) 32% • Pulmonary ... Nocardia #diagnosis #management ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Interventional bronchoscopic and surgical treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Overview of various therapies used
chronic obstructive pulmonary ... are approved for clinical ... #Management #AdvancedCOPD ... VolumeReduction #Bullectomy #Algorithm
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... IA #Diagnosis #Management ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... range of possible clinical ... with presence of pulmonary ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... days before Pulmonary ... medical and surgical management