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Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
for alternate diagnoses ... Lung US, Echo, LE ... Sp02 88-92% • VBG ... /ABG Matthew ... #Exacerbation #treatment
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
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and Differential Diagnosis ... delta/delta) to see ... Do you need an ABG ... for acid/base, a VBG ... approximates an ABG
I’M DAMN SHARP - Lupus Diagnosis Mnemonic
I  	 Immunoglobulins (Anti-dsDNA, Anti-Sm, Anti-phospholipid)
M 	 Malar Rash
D
SHARP - Lupus Diagnosis ... D Discoid Rash ... Pleuritis) H Hematologic ... #IMDAMNSHARP #sle ... #diagnosis #mnemonic
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
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Joint Pain Rash ... infection Malar rash ... • SLE • Human ... IBD • RA • SLE ... #differential #diagnosis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
) - Diagnosis and ... Manifestations: Malar rash ... life-threatening • Treatment ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis ... Management #Summary #rheumatology
Autoimmune Myositis
Necrotizing myopathy is associated with higher CK levels, greater level of muscle weakness, less systemic
can present with rash ... including heliotrope rash ... Can also see mechanics ... after 2 years of treatment ... #rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
NPSLE rare, Malar rash ... constitutional symptoms • Treatment ... Manifestations: Malar rash ... life-threatening • Treatment ... #diagnosis #management
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... Differential Diagnosis ... Malignancy (e.g. hematologic ... vein thrombosis Hematologic ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Differential Diagnosis ... lung sliding) Diagnostics ... BNP, Troponin), ABG ... Hypoxia #Workup #diagnosis ... #Management #treatment
Approach to the Rash in a an oncology patient - MINT-C Mnemonic
M - Malignancy: Leukemia cutis,
Approach to the Rash ... Gangrenosum, NEH T - Treatment ... dermatoses #skin #Rash ... #differential #diagnosis ... MINTC #Mnemonic #dermatology