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Interventional bronchoscopic and surgical treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Overview of various therapies used
chronic obstructive pulmonary ... long-term outcomes or comparison ... endobronchial valve ... #Management #AdvancedCOPD ... VolumeReduction #Bullectomy #Algorithm
Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 • RV size - Enlarged
 • LA
Echocardiography Pulmonary ... • Lateral e' Normal ... PADP-PCWP > 7 mmHg Pulmonary ... Echocardiogram #comparison ... diagnosis #cardiology #pulmonary
Erythrocytosis - Polycythemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Elevated Hemoglobin:
 • Males: Hb > 16.5 g/dL/HCT ≥ 49%
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hemoglobin: • Males ... Hypoxia-driven: Cardiac/pulmonary ... ), TEMPI (VEGF normal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Oxygen Delivery Systems
Nasal Cannula:
 • Flow: 1 - 6 L/min
 • FiO2: 25 - 40% (-4%/L
of flow) Face Mask ... ~40% Venturi Mask ... /min (based on valve ... devices #management #pulmonary ... #comparison
The 2019 Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) treatment strategy figure for adults and adolescents, annotated to
receptor antagonists; LABA ... agonists; OCS: oral ... Management #Stepwise #Pulmonary ... StepUp #Treatment #Algorithm
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Medical Treatment Algorithm ... outpatient setting with oral ... corticosteroid; LABA ... COPD #Treatment #Algorithm ... #LABA #LAMA #SABA
VT versus SVT with Aberration - Interpretation Cheat Sheet

Features favouring VT
● Absence of typical RBBB or
captured beats (normal ... hybrid complex of normal ... Brugada algorithm ... point) of S > 100 ms ... Aberration #Aberrancy #Comparison
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM ... ), • Pulmonary ... leaking out of pulmonary ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
inferior vena cava; LA ... TRPG = tricuspid valve ... acceleration time of pulmonary ... ejection ms and ... the tricuspic valve
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Ocular examination Labs ... Disease: • 10%-15% Pulmonary ... , INC risk PE, Pulmonary ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... Pharmacologic: • Severe oral