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Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... for alternate diagnoses ... CBC, vitamin D level ... deficiency for newly diagnosed ... of AECOPD: • Clinical
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Auto-amplification loop Diagnosis ... accumulation of clinical ... Assessment • Clinical ... , ↓ Fibrinogen level ... #management #treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... : • 80% have fever ... decubitus - air fluid level ... Lung Abscess Management
5-Oxoprolinuria
What is it:
 • Aka pyroglutamic acidosis, Intermediate in γ-glutamyl cycle
 • Amino acid transport and
paracetamol ingestion Clinical ... HAGMA; Paracetamol level ... high index of clinical ... Oxoprolinuria #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
and Management ... GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... • Serum IGF-1 level ... MRI+contrast Management ... #Management #Endocrinology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
brain PRES Clinical ... PRES-Associated Clinical ... elevated protein level ... persistent altered level ... #management #neurology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
late adulthood • Diagnosis ... to 8 years Clinical ... Low serum IgG level ... and M panel Management ... #management
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Clinical 
 • Headache 
 • Nausea / vomiting 
 • Loss of consciousness
Monoxide Poisoning Clinical ... , chest pain Management ... oxygen - CO level ... Poisoning #Toxicology #Diagnosis
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
intrinsic factor, IF) Clinical ... - Low Vit B12 level ... several days, Hb level ... consider other diagnosis ... #management #nutrition
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... urea nitrogen level ... aeruginosa Clinical ... procalcitonin level