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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 ... and COPD The ... diagnosis of COPD ... A summary of the ... ACO = asthma-COPD
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD ... and/or x-ray - CPPD ... Chondrocalcinosis #Pseudogout #CPPD ... #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Pseudogout Summary ... ) Pathophysiology ... culture used to diagnose ... Acute Pseudogout: Treatment ... #Rheumatology #diagnosis
Medical Management of Riot-Control Agents AKA Tear Gas - 
Decontamination:
1) Remove clothing by cutting off, don't
injury or Hx of asthma ... /COPD admit for ... TearGas #management #treatment ... #toxicology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
- Differential Diagnosis ... lung disease (COPD ... , OSA, Asthma, Obesity ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... #Summary #Nephrology
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Bronchiectasis - Summary ... inflammation Symptoms ... Most Common Causes ... obstruction • COPD ... mycobacteria Treatment
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... Transverse Myelitis Diagnosis ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Syndromes - OnePager Summary ... hemorrhage (DAH), asthma ... or serologies + symptoms ... Goodpasture's cause ... #management #treatment
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Most cases diagnosed ... nephrocalcinosis • CPPD ... collection with EDTA Pathophysiology ... mineralization Symptoms ... Phosphatase: • Other causes
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Sclerosis (ALS) Summary ... lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... - Causes progressive ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... column Treatment