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Pharmacologic treatment algorithms by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease grade. Highlighted boxes and arrows
Pharmacologic treatment ... LAMA: long-acting ... muscarinic antagonist; LABA ... #Management #Pulmonary ... #LABA #ICS #Guidelines
Asthma Maintenance Therapy - Stepwise Approach 

Low dose ICS 
-> Low dose ICS/LABA or Med/High dose
> Low dose ICS/LABA ... nonpharmacologic management ... Stepwise #Therapy #Management ... #Pharmacology # ... Pulmonary
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... corticosteroid; LABA ... Treatment #Algorithm #Management ... #Pulmonary #LABA ... #ICS #Pharmacology
Amiodarone Toxicity and Monitoring

Tremor Ataxia 
Ocular neuritis 
Corneal Microdeposits 
Bradycardia 
Pulmonary fibrosis 
Hepatotoxicity 
Blue-gray skin
Amiodarone Toxicity ... Bradycardia Pulmonary ... #Amiodarone #Toxicity ... Adverse #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pharmacology
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity ... respiratory cause 3) Labs ... , Diaphoresis, Pulmonary ... edema, Shock Labs ... Salicylate #Aspirin #Toxicity
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
Arrhythmias / CHB ... Pericardial tamponade, Pulmonary ... vasoactive drug pharmacology ... Vasoactive #Drugs #pharmacology ... inopressors #diagnosis #management
Radiation Injury
Acute Radiation Toxicity primarily affects rapidly dividing cells based on dosage
Hematopoiteic - Pancytopenia, Infection
 •
Acute Radiation Toxicity ... Lymphopenia is first lab ... lethal - MH/CCF ... Radiation #Injury #Toxicity ... #diagnosis #management
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Diagnosis: • Labs ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... sepsis), PE, DAH, CHF ... APML #diagnosis #management
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
solitary and multiple pulmonary ... pneumonia - Pulmonary ... Labs: • Nonspecific ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #management #Toxicology
Salicylate Poisoning - Toxicology

Acute toxicity = vomiting, tachypnea, tinnitus, diaphoresis, and lethargy. This may progress to
hyperthermia, coma, and pulmonary ... Chronic toxicity ... Cerebral and pulmonary ... #Toxicology #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #Management