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Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Medical Treatment ... Disease Initial medical ... treatment of chronic ... COPD assessment test ... #Algorithm #Management
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
incidentally during medical ... for secondary causes ... neoplasms) • Screen also ... glucocorticoid treatment ... Disorders #Algorithm #Differential
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
patient’s underlying medical ... • As soon as ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... #Differential # ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
adult, 10 ml.kg-1 paediatric ... • Also consider ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
life-threatening Differential ... Generalized fatigue - ALS ... Bedside: ice pack test ... /Edrophonium test ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... patient’s complete medical ... or diagnostic tests ... before beginning treatment
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Causes progressive ... failure Diagnosis - Medical ... conditions listed in differential ... diagnosis column Treatment ... neurology #diagnosis #management
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Differential Diagnosis ... levels not useful as ... glucose suppression test ... for adenoma • Medical ... Endocrinology #Treatment
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
and hypercarbia as ... causes: • Check ... TURP syndrome) • Medical ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
lung disease Caused ... 10 minutes of rest ... Can also be seen ... no established medical ... #treatment #hepatology