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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 • COPD Definition
 • Role of PFTs
 • COPD Classification and
Pulmonary Disease (COPD ... ) • COPD Definition ... Classification ... and Evaluation ( ... determine GOLD Grade
Causes of Urinary Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Transient - Easily reversible cause (DIAPPERS)
Causes of Urinary ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Easily reversible cause ... Abrupt urgency, Moderate ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
pyelonephritis Most common cause ... uncharacterized fevers ... Consider BCx, CSF evaluation ... hypoxemia) or rales ... Diagnosis #Peds #EM #Classification
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease grade. Highlighted boxes and arrows
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms ... Obstructive Lung Disease grade ... limitation, further evaluation ... Management #Pulmonary #COPD
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation ... Algorithm Algorithm ... Diamond-Forrester classification ... physical activity - Nausea ... ChestPain #ACS #Evaluation
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Causes of Hypotonic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Syndromes - Spinal Cord ... Transient Myasthenia Gravis ... #Causes #Peds #
Factors that May Affect Fetal Oxygenation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Excessive Uterine Activity:
 • Hyperstimulation
 • Placental
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... prolapse • Cord ... Conditions: • Fever ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Obstetrics
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
dengue severity classification ... days and presents fever ... , tachycardia, cold ... bleeding: based on evaluation ... organs #dengue #fever
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acetazolamide Causes ... Anxiety, pain, fever ... - Salicylates Causes ... GBS, Myasthenia gravis ... lung disease (COPD
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
 Most common cause ...  Myasthenia gravis ... virus: Headache, fever ... hyperreflexia, spinal cord ...  Spinal Cord