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GOLD 2009 guidelines for therapy at each stage of COPD
#Diagnosis #Management #Pulmonary #COPD #GOLD #Staging #Severity
GOLD 2009 guidelines ... COPD #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pulmonary #COPD ... #GOLD #Staging ... Classification #FEV1
The 5 components of good CPR in PALS

#Management #Peds #Pediatrics #CPR #Components #Good #PALS #Guidelines
components of good ... CPR in PALS # ... Management #Peds ... #Components #Good ... #PALS #Guidelines
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... • Sputum gram stain ... airflow limitation (GOLD ... ventilated • CXR ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
IMAGING: Always ... esp in work-up/management ... miss MDR bugs) MEDS ... notes are usually good ... CBC and CMP is a good
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
EGPA • ESR and CRP ... of PRS: Biopsy (gold ... opacities with sparing ... crescents) • IF staining ... differential #diagnosis #management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
• HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... and quantiferon-gold ... : • Acid-fast staining ... , NAA (PCR) and ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
• HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... and quantiferon-gold ... : • Acid-fast staining ... , NAA (PCR) and ... TB #Diagnosis #Management