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Smoking Cessation and Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)
Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death and a
Smoking Cessation ... is the leading cause ... disease, stroke, COPD ... • Ask about Tobacco ... #Therapy #NRT #management
Magnesium Electrolyte Repletion
Oral - Only do if patient does not tolerate IV
 • Magnesium oxide (can
diarrhea and cause ... Magnesium protein complex ... (does not cause ... burning sensation ... Electrolyte #Repletion #management
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... Exacerbation of COPD ... SARS-CoV-2 (or complete ... #AECOPD #Algorithm ... #Management #Exacerbation
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
diffuse, deep sensation ... Sympathetic • Complex ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Potassium Electrolyte Repletion
If patient also has hypomagnesemia, replete magnesium before repleting potassium
Oral:
 • Pills (ask pharmacy
Oral: • Pills (ask ... Intravenous (can cause ... burning sensation ... Electrolyte #Repletion #management
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
Indications: • COPD ... mortality), Other causes ... airway / remove mask ... Ventilation #diagnosis #management
Nicotine Replacement Therapy - Dosing Schedules 

Here's an easy way to remember dosing for Nicotine Replacement
Just ask the patient ... discussing smoking cessation ... Replacement #Therapy #Management ... #Algorithm #Patch
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Stable Narrow-Complex ... Treat underlying cause ... Treat underlying cause ... Tachycardia #Treatment #management ... #cardiology #algorithm
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
Diagnosis and Management ... Algorithm Lifestyle ... • Secondary Causes ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #algorithm #DM2
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Arthritis • Toxic Synovitis ... Arthritis Other Causes ... Deformity #Limp #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes