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Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... of Acute Exacerbation ... AECOPD) Obtain workup ... 88-92% • VBG/ABG ... AECOPD #Algorithm #Management
Severe Asthma Exacerbation
Signs of a Severe Asthma Exacerbation:
 • Vitals: ↑HR ↑RR ↓SpO2
 • High work
Severe Asthma Exacerbation ... Severe Asthma Exacerbation ... ↓SpO2 • High work ... with increased work ... ventilation #mechanical #management
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup ... and Management ... BNP, Troponin), ABG ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #Workup ... #diagnosis #Management
Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
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grow culture) • BAL ... Blood & CSF (Cocci Ag ... Coccidioides #Diagnosis #workup ... #infectiousdiseases
Antibiotic treatment durations for first line antibiotics recommended by Public Health England (PHE) guidance
 • Acute
days • Acute exacerbation ... #Antibiotics #management ... #durations #primarycare
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
frozen food, salad bar ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis #management ... #infectiousdiseases
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
the patient's work ... normalize the ABG ... than monitoring ABG ... failure), not the ABG ... #Management #CriticalCare
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Indications: • CHF exacerbation ... edema) • COPD exacerbation ... failure (ie.. asthma exacerbation ... status • Won't Work ... #criticalcare #management
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
frozen food, salad bar ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis #management ... #infectiousdiseases
Assessment of the Child with Eczema
Distribution of atopic eczema - The distribution of eczema tends to
Causes of exacerbation ... - What causes exacerbation ... condition and its management ... Eczema #Assessment #primarycare