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Interventional bronchoscopic and surgical treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Overview of various therapies used
bronchoscopic and surgical treatments ... for chronic obstructive ... long-term outcomes or comparison ... #Management #AdvancedCOPD
Approach to Gout
Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis! Needle-shaped, negative birefringent crystals
Treatment:
 • Weight loss, diet, d/c culprit
birefringent crystals Treatment ... medications • Acute ... • Colchicine: Acute ... and chronic treatment ... • Chronic - Urate
The World Health Organization's (WHO's) Pain Relief Ladder is a stepwise approach to the management of
patients with acute ... or chronic pain ... Opioids #Analgesics #Treatment ... Pharmacotherapy #Oncology
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
Usually composed ... lung, esophageal, breast ... children with acute ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison ... #dermatology #compared
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
, APML, CLL Acute ... ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic ... Blasts APML (Acute ... Intracellular Urate ... Leukemia #Hematology #Oncology
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
clinical findings Acute ... or Chronic Otitis ... into contiguous areas ... postauricular crease ... symptoms #diagnosis #otology
Acute Pancreatitis vs Chronic Pancreatitis
Causes
Signs & Symptoms
Lipase
Imaging
Diagnosis
Treatment
Complications

SCVMC Internal Medicine @SCVMCMed

#Acute #Chronic #Pancreatitis #comparison #diagnosis #table
Acute Pancreatitis ... vs Chronic Pancreatitis ... Imaging Diagnosis Treatment ... #Chronic #Pancreatitis ... #comparison #diagnosis
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... microglobulin Treatment ... ’s lymphoma or acute ... leukemia #CLL #Chronic ... diagnosis #workup #oncology
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
that leads to an acute ... Presentation: • Acute ... cortical bone Treatment ... gout treatment; ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
patients with chronic ... exercise, after acute ... 2nd-line agent for chronic ... Medications #management #treatment ... #comparison #table