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GOLD 2009 guidelines for therapy at each stage of COPD
#Diagnosis #Management #Pulmonary #COPD #GOLD #Staging #Severity
stage of COPD #Diagnosis ... Pulmonary #COPD #GOLD #Staging ... Classification #FEV1
GOLD2017 - The refined ABCD assessment tool. FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC: forced vital
FEV1: forced expiratory ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... COPD #GOLD2017 #Staging
Classic (2009) Spirometric GOLD Classification of COPD Severity Based on Postbronchodilator FEV
#Diagnosis #Pulmonary #COPD #GOLD #Staging
Postbronchodilator FEV ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #COPD #GOLD #Staging ... Classification #FEV1
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reflex Syncope:
• Vasovagal: Prolonged standing, Stress, Pain
• Situational: Coughing, Sneezing, Micturition, Defecation,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Reflex ... Vasovagal: Prolonged standing ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Approach to Altered Level of Consciousness - Workup
Clinical Exam - Focal
 • Trauma
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Hemorrhage • See Imaging ... Non-Focal • Refer ... Blood Work and Imaging ... Encephalitis Imaging ... #ALOC #Workup #diagnosis
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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sensory • Before diagnosis ... gait, strength, reflexes ... Tingling, Burning, Stinging ... , Stabbing) - ... #differential #diagnosis
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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Differential Diagnosis ... bulbocavernosus reflex ... wink test - reflex ... studies (PVR) Imaging ... #differential #diagnosis
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
Diagnostic Testing ... Sign • Passively flex ... and legs will flex ... protein, gram stain ... #Meningitis #diagnosis
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
- Differential Diagnosis ... Classification Reflex ... • Prolonged standing ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Disseminated Cysticercosis - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the head revealed diffuse hyperintense septated cystic lesions
Magnetic resonance imaging ... confirmed the diagnosis ... Solium #Microscopy #NEJM