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The recommended approach to the initiation of statin therapy in hyperlipidemia. 

Low-intensity:
-Lovastatin 20 mg
-Pravastatin 10-20 mg

Intermediate
initiation of statin therapy ... Fluvastatin 40 mg BID ... cardiovasculardisease #diagnosis #algorithm ... #Evaluation #atheroscleroticcardiovasculardisease ... #ascvd
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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
other processes Workup ... : • CBC with diff ... strep, HIV • CTD workup ... steroids: Cytotoxic Therapy ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... and Management Algorithm ... Ova and Parasite evaluation ... PTLD, GVHD or IBD ... Empiric therapy
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
the patient's work ... of breathing, thereby ... -Serial evaluation ... to “blow off” CO2 ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
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Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Mediated Colitis
Grade of Disease Severity:
 • G1: Increase < 4 BMs/day over baseline; mild
indicated Diagnostic Evaluation ... , TSH, ESR, CRP ... Diff, Stool cx, ... diagnosis #management #algorithm ... #IBD
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
Diagnostic Evaluation ... • CBC + diff • ... CMP, Ca, LDH, beta ... • Radiation therapy ... Oncology #Diagnosis #Workup