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Catecholamine Vasopressor Effect Sites and Indications #Pathophys #Management #EM #IM #PCC #Catecholamine #Comparison #Table #Epi #Norepi
Indications #Pathophys #Management ... #EM #IM #PCC #Catecholamine ... #Comparison #Table
Consensus diagnostic criteria for asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS) in patients with airflow limitation. COPD=chronic obstructive pulmonary
criteria for asthma-COPD ... overlap syndrome ... COPD=chronic obstructive ... normal #Diagnosis #PCC ... #IM #ACOS #AsthmaCOPD
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Presyncope PVC ... Diagnosis: • PAC ... A PAC also has a ... tachyarrhythmias High-risk ... Complexes #PVCs #PVC
Original and Simplified PESI PulmonaryEmbolism #Diagnosis #EM #IM #PCC #PESI #sPESI #risk #score #PE #Table
Diagnosis #EM #IM ... #PCC #PESI #sPESI ... #risk #score #PE ... #Table
Possible mechanisms for the development of asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS). Two mechanisms by which ACOS might
development of asthma-COPD ... overlap syndrome ... #Pathophys #PCC ... #IM #ACOS #AsthmaCOPD ... OverlapSyndrome #Asthma #COPD
Pulmonary Embolism Severeity Index - estimates 30d mortality #Diagnosis #Management #EM #IM #PCC #PESI #sPESI #risk
mortality #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #IM #PCC #PESI ... #sPESI #risk #score
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
biliary cirrhosis (PBC ... La) - Sjogren's syndrome ... - Vasculitis, e.g ... - Vasculitis, e.g ... diseases #diagnosis #table
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
• They must be able ... pts with severe COPD ... arrythmias Diagnostics: EKG ... MRI ($$$$) CORE IM ... Testing #cardiology #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... Stable patients ... medical and surgical management
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... Attempt if high risk ... Prednisone 5mg/kg ... fluid overload, PCC ... APML #diagnosis #management