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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... night sweats, chills ... disease or CHF) ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Management Summary Clinical ... with passive AND active ... ROM +/- fever, chills ... cervical, anal Cxs ... results *** MH/CCF
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... 38 degrees • Chills ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... hemorrhage • Treatment
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 ... and Culture • CXR ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... disease • Check CXR
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... ventilated • CXR ... , Lung US, Echo, ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #Exacerbation #treatment
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 ... and Culture • CXR ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... disease • Check CXR
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
“the squeeze”) along ... & Dry) is the treatment ... & Dry” is the treatment ... #differential #algorithm ... #heartfailure #chf
Overview of antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
Fluconazole - Low
effects in the treatment ... hallucinations, rashes/long-term ... tolerable • Limited clinical ... phlebitis, fever, chills ... valleyfever #management #treatment
Antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis
Fluconazole
 - Benefits: Low cost/tolerable
effects in the treatment ... hallucinations, rashes/long-term ... Weaknesses: Limited clinical ... phlebitis, fever, chills ... pharmacology #management #treatment
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
position Obstructive lung ... diseased areas of the lung ... After treatment ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar