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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 • COPD Definition
 • Role of PFTs
 • COPD Classification and
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... post-bronchodilator FEV1 ... Disease #COPD #diagnosis ... #management #GOLD2022 ... #treatment
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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and Management ... complications can ... aquagenic pruritis"), Hypertension ... #Management #Summary ... #treatment #hematology
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
and Management ... Chronic Management ... Avoid meds that ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
: 33% • Treatment ... elevated BNP, high CVP ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... : No • Treatment ... #diagnosis #comparison
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
disease - Portal hypertension ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... Can also be seen ... ) on room air Treatment ... #management #treatment
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
) - Diagnosis and ... Management Pneumonia ... ratio ≤250 • Hypotension ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #Pulmonary
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... irrigation • Management ... Torsemide) • Acute pulmonary ... stones caused by Ca2 ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
heart disease • Hypertensive ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... pre-eclampsia, hypertension ... teratogenic GDMT meds ... #treatment
Clarkson’s Disease - Capillary leak syndrome
Epidemiology: Roughly 150 published cases, Median age 50 years, No sex
lipothymia, thirst, hypotension ... filling +++ (risk of pulmonary ... leak #syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #timeline ... #treatment #rheumatology
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - Illness Script

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: Unknown trigger, reversible inflammatory/fibroproliferative process. Polypoid fibroblastic aggregates that plug
misdiagnosed as CAP ... : Clinical diagnosis ... identified (autoimmune, meds ... , neoplastic) TREATMENT ... #management #pulmonary