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Consensus diagnostic criteria for asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS) in patients with airflow limitation. COPD=chronic obstructive pulmonary
Consensus diagnostic ... criteria for asthma-COPD ... overlap syndrome ... chronic obstructive pulmonary ... expiratory volume in 1
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... (ACS) Definitions ... NSTEMI, STEMI 1 ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... : The Only EKG Book
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
– ARDS: Clinical ... Berlin criteria ... Acute onset over 1 ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
Sepsis - Diagnosis ... Clinical construct ... EmmGeezee #Sepsis #Criteria ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #QSOFA #SIRS #criticalcare
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... week of a known clinical ... must be present, as ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
LUMBAR Syndrome

What do you call a segmental lumbosacral hemangioma + spinal problems?? LUMBAR syndrome, a fairly
LUMBAR Syndrome ... lumbosacral hemangioma + 1 ... although exact criteria ... #Radiology #Diagnosis ... #Clinical
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
velocity >4.0 m/s (1) ... mmHg (2) (Table 1) ... common problem in clinical ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Classification #Severity #Criteria
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... Change in clinical ... days before Pulmonary ... • <12mo since ACS ... stratification #diagnosis
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... anaphylaxis (→ 3-1) ... amphetamines) Toxic: • Radiologic ... Anesthesia #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... diffusion-perfusion defect (Type 1) ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... Criteria: • Underlying ... hepatopulmonary #syndrome