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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 ... Nasopharyngeal swab for influenza ... #treatment #pulmonary
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
(CAP) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... • Haemophilus influenzae ... #CAP #Diagnosis ... #Pulmonary #Community
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... for Klebsiella pneumonia ... decubitus - air fluid level ... Influenza - E. ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
Checklist Diagnostic ... - Ferritin, liver ... function tests - Ultrasound ... , pulmonary infiltrates ... #Checklist #Management
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Influenza Prosthetic ... night sweats, fever ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Differential Diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
simply a clinical diagnosis ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... with presence of pulmonary ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Disease: • 10%-15% Pulmonary ... Usual interstitial pneumonia ... , INC risk PE, Pulmonary ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... #Management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis