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Pharmacologic treatment algorithms by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease grade. Highlighted boxes and arrows
algorithms by Global ... LAMA: long-acting ... -agonist; ICS: inhaled ... #Management #Pulmonary ... #LABA #ICS #Guidelines
The 2019 Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) treatment strategy figure for adults and adolescents, annotated to
ICS: inhaled corticosteroids ... receptor antagonists; LABA ... : long-acting β2 ... Management #Stepwise #Pulmonary ... #Algorithm #Guidelines
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Algorithm for Chronic ... of expiration; ICS ... corticosteroid; LABA ... #Pulmonary #LABA ... #ICS #Pharmacology
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
summary of the differential ... asthma-COPD overlap; ICS ... corticosteroids; LABA ... #Differences #Algorithm ... #Treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Prevotella • Fungal ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... : • Labs: leukocytosis ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... initiation • Differential ... organ dysfuxtion, ICU
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Labs: • BMP (quantify ... coagulopathy) • CBC w differential ... sparing of the lung ... Renal #Syndromes #differential ... #treatment
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... : • Labs nonspecific ... stain of clinical ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
cut-offs defined in clinical ... BAL GM does not differentiate ... Clav (may be + as long ... - Frozen ice-pops ... Galactomannan #diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... lab markers such ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #criticalcare #icu