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Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Medical Treatment ... Algorithm for Chronic ... COPD assessment test ... corticosteroid; LABA ... #Algorithm #Management
The 2019 Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) treatment strategy figure for adults and adolescents, annotated to
ICS: inhaled corticosteroids ... ; SABA: short-acting ... receptor antagonists; LABA ... #GINA #Asthma #Management ... #Algorithm #Guidelines
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
overlap; ICS = ... corticosteroids; LABA ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Differences #Algorithm ... #Treatment
Stepwise approach for managing asthma in youths greater than 12 years of age and adults as
predicted or personal best ... All patients should ... environmental control and management ... are as follows: ICS ... 152(4):232-7 #Management
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Epidemiology: • Rest ... younger than other ACS ... perform provocative tests ... in cath lab Treatment ... cardiology #diagnosis #management
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
nephrotoxicity from a short ... course of treatment ... provide empiric treatment ... empiric acyclovir to all ... proposed: #Management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
dependent DM ACS ... algorithm to determine ... if stress test ... • <12mo since ACS ... Determine if any labs
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
WORKUP & DIAGNOSIS Labs ... anti-GBM) Other tests ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... differential #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
to be in ADHF starts ... lab markers such ... the treatment goal ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
size fits all” ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #management #clinical ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment