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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 ... of obstruction, symptom ... COPD assessment test ... #Algorithm #Management
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Medium and large ... Behcet disease) Differential ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
10 minutes of rest ... ) on room air Treatment ... no established medical ... resolution of symptoms ... #treatment #hepatology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Diagnosis and Management ... Differential Diagnosis ... glucose suppression test ... for adenoma • Medical ... Endocrinology #Treatment
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Involves large and medium ... very remarkable w/differential ... the “Chewing gum test ... Treatment of GCA ... #Diagnosis #Management
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
anti-GBM) Other tests ... or serologies + symptoms ... blood retum in serial ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Uncertainty Communication Checklist for Patient Discharge

Introduction
1. Explain to the patient that they are being discharged
2. Ask
Communication Checklist ... considered (using both medical ... selfcare and future medical ... Communication #Checklist ... #Discharge #Management
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
fasciculations Common Symptoms ... failure Diagnosis - Medical ... conditions listed in differential ... diagnosis column Treatment ... neurology #diagnosis #management