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First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
and COPD The diagnosis ... COPD, asthma, and ACO ... summary of the differential ... long-acting β2-agonist ... Differences #Algorithm #Treatment
Summary of actions of some Cholinergic Agonists

Bethanechol 
• Used in treatment of urinary retention 
• Binds
some Cholinergic Agonists ... Produces miosis during ... Edrophonium • Used for diagnosis ... #Pharmacology # ... Table #Summary
Safe Living After Transplant - Water Safety
Abrasions:
• If incurred during swimming in ocean or fresh water,
the water • Test ... process • If able ... Hawra Al-Lawati ... #PatientInfo #differential ... #diagnosis
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... Inhibitors of Na+K+2Cl ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Table
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Delivery • Stable ... Bromocriptine, a dopamine agonist ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis ... management #cardiology #treatment
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Acromegaly: frontal bossing ... Differential Diagnosis ... glucose suppression test ... Pegvisomant) ± D2 agonist ... Endocrinology #Treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
& Dry) is the treatment ... then be excreted using ... #diagnosis #differential ... #table #foamed ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Diagnosis and Management of Achalasia - ACG Guidelines

Who to suspect?
 • Patients presenting with progressive dysphagia
Diagnosis and Management ... of Achalasia - ACG ... What test to order ... Botulinum toxin • Pharmacologic ... Beta-adrenergic agonists
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... tests before beginning ... treatment. ... medications - Beta agonists ... lactate and can act
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
too often, the knee-jerk ... are typically able ... “one size fits all ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment