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First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
The diagnosis ... identification of the type ... the differential diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Differences #Algorithm
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Types - Classification ... bradyarrhythmias • Mechanical ... and Dry) • Puimonary ... hypertension • Mechanical ... #diagnosis #management
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... AECOPD) Obtain workup ... for alternate diagnoses ... (GOLD Ill) or mechanically ... #treatment #pulmonary
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
• Most common type ... and Dry) • Pulmonary ... hypertension • Mechanical ... Classification #Types ... #diagnosis #management
Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis ... Insipidus Workup ... & desmopressin test ... ASanchez_PS and Dr ... Hypernatremia #Management
Bronchiectasis: diagnosis and management 

Causes of localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis
Foreign body, Bronchial stenosis (tumor, .. ),
Bronchiectasis: diagnosis ... and management ... Bronchiectasis #diagnosis ... #workup #algorithm ... #pulmonary
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
1) Determine type ... Valvular Disease, Mechanical ... Pericardial tamponade, Pulmonary ... #inopressors #diagnosis ... #management #comparison
Work Shifting - Mechanical Ventilation
Why the new term:
Synchrony issues, by definition, have to do with timing.
Mechanical Ventilation ... Shift Index to ... interactions Dr ... Troubleshooting #diagnosis ... #criticalcare #pulmonary
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
formerly BOOP • Type ... other processes Workup ... #BOOP #pulmonary ... #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
SPONT - Spontaneous Breathing = Pressure Support Ventilation Summary
Basic Set Parameters:
  1) Pressure Support (PS)
adjust the trigger type ... do some of the work ... means the patient ↑work ... Pressure #Support #mechanical ... #Ventilation #pulmonary