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Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Disease Initial ... disease (COPD) ... #COPD #Treatment ... #Algorithm #Management ... #Pulmonary #LABA
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease grade. Highlighted boxes and arrows
Pharmacologic treatment ... Obstructive Lung Disease ... indicate preferred treatment ... #Management #Pulmonary ... #COPD #GOLD2017
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
matter, spinal cord ... basal ganglia, CNS ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
CNS Manifestations ... Demyelinating Syndrome ... Cerebrovascular Disease ... Lupus Cerebritis: Labs ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Medications, Spinal Cord ... , Severe Valve Disease ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... #management
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
life-threatening diseases ... Inflammatory eye disease ... WORKUP & DIAGNOSIS Labs ... differential #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Ocular examination Labs ... : • 10%-15% Pulmonary ... , INC risk PE, Pulmonary ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... Rheumatology #Diagnosis #Management
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation Syndrome ... nervous system (CNS ... • HLH Labs: ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... #Diagnosis #Management
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
obstruction • COPD ... • Mounier-Kuhn syndrome ... Nasal polyps and signs ... , in advanced disease ... mycobacteria Treatment
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... brain and spinal cord ... EMG testing Lab ... Treatment: • ... #treatment #neurology