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Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... workup for alternate ... comorbidities: • CBC ... #AECOPD #Algorithm ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
Diagnostic approach to a limping child with an antalgic gait. 

(CBC = complete blood count; CRP
(CBC = complete ... blood count; CRP ... = white blood cell ... Antalgic #Gait #Algorithm ... Pediatrics #Diagnosis #Workup
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Algorithm History ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... ultrasound • CXR • CBC ... Pain #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #workup
Ascites - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

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Perform paracentesis:
 • Cell count and diff 
 • Total
Diagnosis and Workup ... Algorithm • ... Check ascites WBC ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #gastroenterology
Assessment of a Patient Presenting to the ED after a Medical Abortion:
 • History, including if/when
Labs including CBC ... and blood type ... Medical #Abortion #algorithm ... #workup #evaluation
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup ... and Diagnosis Algorithm ... (proteinuria, RBC ... #Workup #urology ... #blood #urine
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm

Mean corpuscular (cell) volume (MCV): Average RBC size. Under 80 = microcytic. Between 80-95
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm ... (MCV): Average RBC ... in peripheral blood ... High in acute blood ... #Diagnosis #Workup
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... heart failure, COPD ... CT chest scan), CBC ... /diff, Blood and ... Infections #HIVAIDS #workup
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
by asphyxia or blood ... • Workup • General ... Cold Saline (50 Cc ... Management #treatment #workup ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Pulmonary Renal ... mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... coagulopathy) • CBC ... reveals increasing blood ... gross hematuria, RBC