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Asthma Maintenance Therapy - Stepwise Approach 

Low dose ICS 
-> Low dose ICS/LABA or Med/High dose
tiotropium (LAMA) can ... product used in COPD ... nonpharmacologic management ... Stepwise #Therapy #Management ... #Pharmacology #Pulmonary
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... disease (COPD) ... of expiration; ICS ... #Algorithm #Management ... LAMA #SABA #SAMA #ICS
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
In CHF, decreases ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... edema) • COPD ... hair) • Risk Of Clinical ... #criticalcare #management
COPD Management Algorithm - GOLD 2019 guidelines 

Categorize into COPD GOLD A-D -> Initiate first-line therapy
COPD Management ... which includes ICS ... ICS use should only ... Unnecessary ICS ... #Pulmonary #Algorithm
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
5 or elevated Cr ... common • Imaging: CXR ... - pulmonary opacities ... sepsis), PE, DAH, CHF ... organ dysfuxtion, ICU
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU ... esp in work-up/management ... : • For most ICU ... get an EKG and CXR ... Admitting #Admissions #ICU
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia (COP ... Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... - Imaging: • CXR ... Anti-dsDNA, ANCA COP ... Organizing #Pneumonia #COP
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... and congested (“Cold ... differential #algorithm #management ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare #icu
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Immune response can ... transplantation CLINICAL ... specific therapy, the clinician ... intensive care unit (ICU ... Syndrome #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
characteristic features Clinical ... staining, NAA (PCR ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... TB #Diagnosis #Management