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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... Rare: pleural effusions ... to order: • CBC ... Organizing Pneumonia Treatment ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... comorbidities: • CBC ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #Exacerbation #treatment ... #pulmonary
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... HoTN, edema and effusions ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... sepsis), PE, DAH, CHF ... APML #diagnosis #management
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... echocardiography - CBC ... edema - Large effusion ... Revascularization, treatment ... #Checklist #CHF
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
coagulopathy) • CBC ... EGPA • ESR and CRP ... LVEF, pericardial effusion ... differential #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... emphasis placed on prevention ... then placed on prevention ... differential #algorithm #management ... #heartfailure #chf
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... WBC (Albuminocytologic ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... Arterial blood gas (ABC ... scanning or pulmonary ... ) on room air Treatment ... #treatment #hepatology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Cryptococcosis in HIV-AIDS
Treatment for cryptococcosis consists of 3 phases: induction,
IDSA Recommendations ... for Preventing ... as substantial clinical ... #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... May have typical HF ... months before 1° prevention ... support for patients clinically ... #cardiology #treatment