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First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
, Asthma-COPD Overlap ... diagnosis of COPD ... ACO = asthma-COPD ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #ACOPD #Asthma
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Rapid Response Management ... pneumothorax, COPD ... /asthma • Pleural ... #differential #Diagnosis ... #Management #Algorithm
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
pts with severe COPD ... and asthma • Inotropes ... ventricular arrythmias Diagnostics ... Testing #cardiology #management ... #diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
chronic lung such as Asthma ... and COPD Metoprolol ... useful when A-fib ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #Medications #management
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
, coma, spinal cord ... voltage Cardiac - Vfib ... Electricity #Evaluation #Diagnosis ... #Management #Emergency
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Chest Pain Diagnosis ... and Management ... , Dyspnea, H/O COPD ... , asthma, CF, PCP ... #ChestPain #Diagnosis
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Tuberculosis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... - Detection of AFB ... #Management #Summary
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Transverse Myelitis Diagnosis ... Transverse #Myelitis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Medical Management of Riot-Control Agents AKA Tear Gas - 
Decontamination:
1) Remove clothing by cutting off, don't
Medical Management ... irrigate eyes with cold ... injury or Hx of asthma ... /COPD admit for ... treatment #toxicology #diagnosis
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... brain and spinal cord ... #Management #treatment