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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 • COPD Definition
 • Role of PFTs
 • COPD Classification and
post-bronchodilator FEV1 ... exacerbations requiring antibiotics ... Disease #COPD #diagnosis ... #management #GOLD2022 ... #treatment
COPD Exacerbations - Management
 • Identify Triggers
 • Assess Severity
 • Risk for Poor Outcomes
 •
Exacerbations - Management ... Identify Triggers • Assess ... Severity • Risk ... bronchodilators - Antibiotic ... #treatment #pulmonary
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... and Management ... pneumonia • DM risk ... #pulmonary #differential ... #treatment #diagnosis
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
and exacerbation risk ... corticosteroids, antibiotics ... assessment test; FEV1 ... #Algorithm #Management ... SABA #SAMA #ICS #Pharmacology
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
- Patients at risk ... placement - Other risk ... imaging as needed Treatment ... Surgical drainage - Antibiotics ... #diagnosis #management
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pediatrics ... #Peds #Febrile ... Algorithm #LP #Antibiotics
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
to identify low-risk ... treatment. http ... 92.0% and 46.9% #Diagnosis ... #EBM #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... days before Pulmonary ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Assess for high ... risk associations ... deficit • Shock Treatment ... Aortic #Dissection #diagnosis ... #management #vascular
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
lymph nodes Risk ... emboli • Lung abscess ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Inhibitor: • Risk ... #Management #Treatment