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Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... adults • Blood tests ... function tests: ... Sweat chloride test
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... the outpatient setting ... COPD assessment test ... ; FEV1, forced expiratory ... Treatment #Algorithm #Management
Interpreting Right Heart Catheterizations

Always interpret a RHC based on the indication for getting the test. This
indication for getting ... the test. ... for suspicion of pulmonary ... the patient have pulmonary ... #hypertension #cardiology
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
Diagnosis and Management ... Absence of Secondary Cause ... Supportive: genetic testing ... HOCM #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... production to cause ... Cardiac #Stress #Testing ... #cardiology #management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
This becomes a flawed ... only 5% of the resting ... treat the primary cause ... echocardiogram #management ... #criticalcare #foamed
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
This becomes a flawed ... only 5% of the resting ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #management ... l#foamed #algorithm
Inhaled Foreign Body Management

Abdominal thrusts using the Heimlich 
manoeuvre in older children to expel an inhaled
Inhaled Foreign Body Management ... One hand is formed ... Abdominal thrusts are best ... as they may cause ... #ForeignBody #Management
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
non-productive cough, nausea ... failure • Severe pulmonary ... agglutination - test ... diagnosis #treatment #management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
lung disease Caused ... IPVDs Diagnostic Testing ... 10 minutes of rest ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... perfusion scanning or pulmonary