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COPD Exacerbations - Management
 • Identify Triggers
 • Assess Severity
 • Risk for Poor Outcomes
 •
Exacerbations - Management ... Assess Severity • Risk ... Outcomes • Initial Treatment ... bronchodilators - Antibiotic ... #treatment #pulmonary
Perianal Crohn's Disease - IBD Algorithm

 • 5-40% w perianal fistula
 • ↑ risk if colonic
fistula • ↑ risk ... has carcinoma risk ... IBD #Algorithm #gastroenterology ... #management #treatment
Outpatient Treatment of with Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
No comorbidities or risk factors for MRSA or Pseudomonas aeruginosa:
Outpatient Treatment ... comorbidities or risk ... Acquired #Pneumonia #Antibiotics ... #Treatment #Regimen ... #Management #Guidelines
Rewarming Methods in Hypothermia
 • Passive rewarming - Requires adequate patient physiologic mechanisms. Inadequate for more
Low benefit, low risk ... Gastric lavage - Risks ... Thoracic lavage - Risks ... #Hypothermia #management ... #treatment #ebm
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
block – aims to risk ... investigations and treatments ... those patients at risk ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Algorithm #LP #Antibiotics
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 • COPD Definition
 • Role of PFTs
 • COPD Classification and
Evaluate symptoms, risk ... , Exacerbation risk ... exacerbations requiring antibiotics ... COPD #diagnosis #management ... #GOLD2022 #treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... pneumonia • DM risk ... Lung Abscess Management ... : • Antibiotics ... differential #causes #management
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Management
Global IBS Symptoms:
  - Limited trial low FODMAP diet
Syndrome (IBS) - Management ... cardiovascular risk ... Bowel #Syndrome #Management ... #gastroenterology ... #treatment
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
Most prevalent intramural gastric tumor
Arises from interstitial cells Of (EUS layer 4)
Has higher
4) Has higher risk ... → Intermediate-risk ... Gastric GIST Treatment ... Tumor #diagnosis #gastroenterology ... #management
Debridement and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)
Duration of symptoms <3 weeks OR  <30 days
Debridement and Management ... whether benefit > risk ... Initial 6-12wk antibiotic ... Joint #Infection #treatment ... #Debridement #Management