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GOLD 2009 guidelines for therapy at each stage of COPD
#Diagnosis #Management #Pulmonary #COPD #GOLD #Staging #Severity
each stage of COPD ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pulmonary #COPD ... #GOLD #Staging ... #Severity #Classification
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... Exacerbation of COPD ... • Sputum gram stain ... newly diagnosed COPD ... MatthewHoMD #COPD
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Medications, Spinal Cord ... Losses, Third Spacing ... #criticalcare #algorithm ... #treatment #management
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Deposition Disease (CPPD ... • Self-limited synovitis ... Asymptomatic CPPD ... birefringent • Gram stain ... Rheumatology #diagnosis #management
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Ext: warm vs. cold ... #Classification ... #diagnosis #management ... #differential #causes ... #classification
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Ext: warm vs. cold ... #Classification ... #diagnosis #management ... #differential #causes ... #classification
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
piperacillin-tazobactam Septic Shock ... disease (severe COPD ... only in selected cases ... Antibiotics #Coverage #Management
Smoking Cessation and Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)
Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death and a
is the leading cause ... disease, stroke, COPD ... should NOT be taking ... #Therapy #NRT #management
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
Diagnosis and Management ... Algorithm Lifestyle ... Secretagogues after starting ... • Secondary Causes ... #DMII #Classification
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Imaging and more ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology