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

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
and COPD The diagnosis ... A summary of the ... differential diagnosis ... agonist; LAMA = long-acting ... #Diagnosis #Management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Summary Lung ... Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
and Management ... Summary Bacteremic ... the preferred test ... the workup • Test ... Distal joints, knees
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hypoxemia - Workup and Management ... Differential Diagnosis ... (JVP, edema), Lung ... Exam, POCUS (B-lines ... , lung sliding)
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Erythematosus - Summary ... Initial screening test ... Hydroxychloroquine *Short ... #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #management
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... findings BPPV • Short-lived ... Long symptom-free ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Pleural Manometry Summary
Measurement of Intrapleural Pressures and Pleural Elastance during therapeutic thoracentesis can be used to
Pleural Manometry Summary ... and entrapped lung ... Pleural #Manometry #diagnosis ... #management #pulmonary ... #differential #
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
and Management ... Summary Primary ... Insufficiency: Long-term ... A STIM test can ... ACTH STIM TEST:
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) - Diagnosis and Management
Ascites PMN > 250/mm3
? Nosocomial or hospital acquired. Recent
Peritonitis (SBP) - Diagnosis ... prophylaxis - Best ... evidence: long-term ... Upper Gl bleeding: Short-term ... Peritonitis #SBP #Diagnosis
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Bronchiectasis - Summary ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis