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

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
of respiratory symptoms ... bronchodilator test ... summary of the differential ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Differences #Algorithm #Treatment
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
of obstruction, symptom ... control persistent symptoms ... assessment test ... #COPD #Treatment ... #Algorithm #Management
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms ... • Immunologic Workup ... constitutional symptoms ... • Treatment: ... sle #comparison #table
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Framework and Management ... : • Triad of symptoms ... urine • Other symptoms ... per day until stable
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... Behcet disease) Differential ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation Symptoms ... obstruction • COPD ... Sweat chloride test ... mycobacteria Treatment ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
to improve CHF symptoms ... to 6-8 hours to work ... #Medications #management ... #treatment #comparison ... #table
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Diagnosis and Management ... reabsorption) Workup ... Cortisol+ACTH stim test ... Elimination (see Table ... #Treatment #potassium
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... anti-GBM) Other tests ... or serologies + symptoms ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
Dysphagia - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework Symptom ... disorder URGENT WORKUP ... disorder → EGD Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management