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Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Medical Treatment ... Disease Initial ... medical treatment ... disease (COPD) ... #COPD #Treatment
Interventional bronchoscopic and surgical treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Overview of various therapies used
surgical treatments ... chronic obstructive pulmonary ... disease (COPD). ... are approved for clinical ... VolumeReduction #Bullectomy #Algorithm
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Agglutinin Syndrome ... lymphoid malignancy (CLL ... Viral Infection Clinical ... significance (MGUS), CLL ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... limitation (GOLD Ill ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #Exacerbation #treatment ... #pulmonary
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Orange or Hep C Clinical ... cells can indicate disease ... and other C Cell ... microglobulin Treatment ... • Richter’s Syndrome
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
serial dilution ... likely it will be clinically ... SLE), Sjogren's Syndrome ... , Interstitial Pulmonary ... #patterns #rheumatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
matter, spinal cord ... Medium and large ... (Clinical Dx). ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
thrombophlebitis, pulmonary ... Diagnosis: • + Clinical ... Occlusion of small to medium-sized ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... Cryofibrinogenemia #diagnosis #rheumatology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Lymphocytes • Median ... immunophenotype Clinical ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... lymphadenopathy and ... Leukemia #oncology #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Myeloproliferative Disease ... Exposure to heavy metal ... factor (GCSF) treatments ... marrow studies Treatment ... #diagnosis #hematology