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Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
of Acute Exacerbation ... ) Obtain workup ... Echo, LE doppler, CTA ... #Exacerbation #treatment ... #pulmonary
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... and Workup Algorithm ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... score for PE • CTA ... #Algorithm #workup
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Chest Pain Diagnosis ... deficit, Limb ischemia ... Pulmonary Embolism ... Pneumothorax: - Hx: Acute ... , Dyspnea, H/O COPD
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Acute Pancreatitis ... Familial, Infectious, Ischemia ... Imaging findings Workup ... biliary, stones), CTA ... #Treatment #Gastroenterology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... with presence of pulmonary ... & Dry) is the treatment ... Cardiac cath if acute ... #algorithm #management
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
full infectious work-up ... days → add fungal work-up ... high LDH, low Ca ... renal failure, pulmonary ... #HemeOnc #Diagnosis
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential Diagnosis ... Culture Positive: • Acute ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... Early embolic/ischemic ... hematuria, + RF Treatment