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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 • COPD Definition
 • Role of PFTs
 • COPD Classification and
) • COPD Definition ... - Evaluate symptoms ... Grade) - Symptom ... #diagnosis #management ... #GOLD2022 #treatment
Warm vs Cold Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia:
 • Mechanism: IgG and Complement-mediated
 • Etiology:
Warm vs Cold Autoimmune ... Spherocytes • Treatment ... transient hemolysis • Treatment ... Hemolytic #Anemia #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
and duration of symptoms ... angioedema Other symptoms ... #Urticaria #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... comparison #table
Lung Ultrasound in COVID 19 symptoms and a history of COPD

FAMUS @FAMUSultrasound

#Lung #Ultrasound #COVID19 #POCUS #COPD
Ultrasound in COVID 19 symptoms ... and a history of COPD ... COVID19 #POCUS #COPD ... #Algorithm #Comparison ... #Diagnosis
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Circulatory Symptoms ... symptoms - most ... Diagnosis: • hemolytic ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology ... #diagnosis
Manifestations of IgG4-related disease by organ system.
 The most common primary disease features are indicated in
are indicated in bold ... Organs #Systems #Diagnosis ... #Hematology #Signs ... #Symptoms
OLD CARTS - Mnemonic for Symptom Assessment
O - Onset – acute vs gradual
L - Location
D -
OLD CARTS - Mnemonic ... for Symptom Assessment ... Relieving factors T - Treatments ... OLDCARTS #Mnemonic #Symptoms ... #Assessment #diagnosis
Asthma vs COPD Presentation and Diagnosis
Asthma:
 • Epidemiology: Age usually < 45, History (personal or family)
and Diagnosis Asthma ... is frequent • Symptoms ... pack years • Symptoms ... Cough, Dyspnea, Symptoms ... #comparison #Diagnosis
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
distinction has HUGE treatment ... and first-line treatment ... thrombocytopenia #Comparison ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #Hematology
Hordeolum vs Chalazion

Hordeolum (Stye):
 • Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle
 •
of the lids • Symptoms ... , swelling • Treatment ... or Zeiss) • Symptoms ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... Stye #Chalazion #Comparison