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Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... troponin, BNP/NT-proBNP ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #COPD #AECOPD #Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm ... investigations depending on clinical ... troponin, CK-MB, NT-proBNP ... #AKI #Workup #Algorithm
Natriuretic Peptides - Pathophysiology
 • Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP)
 • Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (ANP)
 • N-terminal
• N-terminal (NT ... pro hormone BNP (NT-proBNP ... Peptides #BNP #NTproBNP
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... range of possible clinical ... determined based on two clinical ... markers such as BNP/NT-proBNP ... #differential #algorithm
ProBNP (pro B-type natriuretic peptide) is secreted by cardiomyocytes in response to stretch and is quickly
76-amino acid NT-proBNP ... between BNP and NT-proBNP ... NT-proBNP, as a ... BNP and NT-proBNP ... BNP and NT-proBNP
Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
HF • Higher NT-proBNP
Amyloidosis - Workup and Diagnostic Algorithm
 • Serum Immunofixation and Serum Free Light Chains
 • Biopsy
and Diagnostic Algorithm ... calcium • TnT, proBNP ... Workup #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Clot in Transit on Echocardiogram

46-year-old female presents with bilateral segmental PE. BP 125/80, HR 114, RR
and Cr normal, NT-proBNP ... Echocardiogram #clinical
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... ALT: ↑ • GGT/5-NT ... nucleotidase (5-NT ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Prone Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (P-CPR)
 - Confirm cardiac arrest
 - Shout for help
 - Commence prone CPR
Prone Cardiopulmonary ... help - Commence prone ... prone_position_in_adult_critical_care_2019.pdf #Prone ... Arrest #CPR #PCPR #algorithm